Here are four pieces of news from China Daily...

Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.

United Nations

Picture of your world

A prize of US$5,000 will be awarded to the winner of the Youth category (aged 15 to 24), in the fourth International Photographic Competition on the Environment.

The competition, titled “Focus on Your World”, is being run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP,联合国环境规划署) from July till December. Both amateur (业余的) and professional photographers of all nationalities and ages are welcome to enter. For more information, go to www.unep-photo.com .

Australia

Goodbye to the bears

Koalas, a symbol of Australia, may die out within 15 years as the growth of towns along the east coast destroys their fragile (易毁坏的) habitats.

A survey of the koala habitats found that about 30 percent were no longer home, while 60 percent had suffered much destruction. The Australian Koala Foundation has written to the government urging it to declare the koala an endangered species. At present, there are about 100,000 koalas in Australia.

Iraq

Rebel attacks worsen

More than 100 people, including three US soldiers, were killed in bloody attacks in five Iraqi cities last Thursday. At least 300 people were wounded.

The violence was part of efforts made by Iraqi rebels (反抗者) and foreign militants to ruin the formal handover to Iraqi rule in six days’ time. A group headed by al-Qaida-linked (和基地组织有联系的) terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said they were responsible for the attacks.

Shenzhen’s salaries are the best

A survey showed average annual income in Shenzhen last year reaching 25,500 yuan, the highest in the country, followed by Beijing and Shanghai. Shenzhen plans to issue a salary guidebook listing average salaries in different occupations, so people working there can better understand their career situation — or perhaps even argue with the boss.

1. According to the passage, the fourth International Photographic Competition on the Environment will last _______.

A. seven months                        B. six months

C. six days                              D. seven weeks

2. According to the survey, in Australia there were about _______ koalas that were no longer home.

A. 1,000            B. 30,000            C. 60,000              D. 100,000

3. According to the passage, over 100 people were killed in bloody attacks by _______.

A. US soldiers                         B. al-Qaida

C. Iraqi policemen                     D. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

UN ____ the united Nations.

A. stands for　　 　　　　　　 　 B. mean

C. takes place of　　　 　　　 D. come from

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What is a fair wage? 　 1.　　　 These are some of the questions the United Nations International Labour Organisation(ILO) has recently investigated.

With a global population of over seven billion, is it actually possible to measure an average amount?_ 2._ Using the total wage bill from over seventy countries, they have multiplied the amounts by the number of earners in each country. The economists then tallied up the results and divided them by the total number across the world The result was a world average wage equivalent to $1,490 a month. _3._

This figure might seem very high because they calculated the amount using purchasing power parity dollars, which takes into account the fact that it is cheaper to live in some countries than others. _4._

Calculating an average sum like this might not be a completely fair representation, but these figures do help us to understand how the world is developing, both economically, in the quality of life people are experiencing and their standard of living.

But the result shows that the average wage is still relatively low and there remains a huge difference in levels of affluence around the world. _5._ Is this fair? For many, pay equality still seems very far out of reach.

A. The ILO has now tried to work out the sums.

B. The ILO used statistics from over 70 different countries

C. Why aren't more people in the world offered pay equality?

D. That is approximately $75 a day for a 20-day working month.

E. Some people live on just two dollars a day, while others are earning more than a million dollars a year.

F. When someone works for themselves, what are they called?

G. The data also did not include the huge number of people who appear in poverty statistics or who are self-employed.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

British researchers are looking for volunteers willing to eat a piece of chocolate daily for a year in the name of science. The trial(实验) will explore whether flavonoids (类黄酮) found in chocolate and other foods can reduce the risk of heart disease.

“We are looking at a high risk group first,” said Aedin Cassidy, a biochemist who will lead the study.

Previous studies have suggested dark chocolate is rich in the beneficial flavonoids linked with heart health, but experts note the high sugar and fat content of most commercially available chocolate might cancel out some of the advantages. Other research has also shown dark chocolate appears to lower blood pressure, improve the function of blood vessels (血管)and reduce the risk of heart attack.

This has encouraged companies to market specific products containing dark chocolate. Mars Inc has introduced Cocoa Via, a line of dark and premium chocolates that plays up such health advantages.

Cassidy said her team will also publish findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showing that flavonoids found in soy and cocoa appear to have the strongest effects of reducing risk of heart disease.

The next step will organize 150 women volunteers with a specific illness. The researchers will look at whether flavonoids help reduce blood pressure, cut cholesterol levels and improve the condition of blood vessels.

Half the women in the year-long study will eat chocolate containing 30 grams of flavonoids found in soy, cocoa and other fruits and vegetables. The others will get chocolate without the active flavonoids.

“This could help doctors give advice to patients on the type and amount of foods to eat to reduce heart disease risk—and it does not necessarily need to be chocolate,” Cassidy said. “If this trial works we will be able to advise on a whole range of foods. People won't have to go around eating specially designed chocolate.”

1. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Volunteers wanted for chocolate study.               B. Chocolate is good for health.

C. A new research on heart attacks.                    D. Flavonoids found in chocolate.

2. What’s the purpose of the trial?

A. To test the advantages of a new kind of chocolate.

B. To find cures for heart disease.

C. To discover how to control blood pressure.

D. To explore the advantages of flavonoids.

3. From Paragraph 3 we can infer that __________.

A. Cassidy’s team has done several studies on chocolate

B. dark chocolate has proved beneficial to health

C. people should eat much chocolate with high sugar and fat

D. most commercially available chocolate doesn’t contain flavonoids

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the volunteers will eat the same chocolate.

B. CocoaVia is a company that produces dark chocolate.

C. People who want to take part in the trial should be healthy.

D. Soy, cocoa, some fruit and vegetables contain flavonoids.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Below is a passage adapted from the network edition of China Daily.

Event

Voices

Aftermath(余波)

1.This passage is focused on Li Yang’s　　　　　　　 .

A．microblog article　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．domestic violence

C．English-teaching career　　 　　　　　　　 D．international marriage

2.Zhangxiaomei holds the view that　　　　　　　 .

A．laws should be passed to protect women and children

B．crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temper

C．overcoming background gap is necessary for marriage

D．Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idol

3.Who thinks that character plays the most important role in one’s life?

A．@Xuemanzi　　　 B．@Sikaozhe

C．@ykxin　　 　　 D．@Zhangxiaomei

4.According to Wang Xingjuan,　　　　　 .

A．people of higher education won’t easily lose temper

B．people under stress tend to have domestic violence

C．people in lower social status often beat their wives

D．people with senior jobs seldom have family trouble

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here are Important Travel Notices from United Airlines, March 20, 2016 7:12 AM. Information is updated as it is received.

1. Travel and the Zika virus

If you have a ticket for travel to a country affected by the Zika virus(as listed on the CDC website) and have concerns, please contact the United Customer Contact Center with any questions or changes to your reservation. Customers advised to avoid the affected regions based on CDC guidance may change their destination or travel date without a fee or may choose to receive a refund(退款) if their tickets were booked before February 29,2016. The new travel date must be within the validity of the ticket. Additional charges may apply if there is a difference in fare for the new travel route.

2. Longer lines at security checkpoints

Procedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport. The TSA advises arriving at the airport two hours before your flight for US travel and three hours before for international travel. To save time at security, we encourage you to visit www.tsa.gov.com and apply for TSA pre-check.

3. Notice for flight departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland

EU Regulation 261/2004 requires airlines to provide the following notice: If you are not allowed to board or if your flight is canceled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation assistance.

1.Travelers have to pay additional fees when they want to _____.

A. change their reservation

B. change travel date

C. receive their refund

D. change to a dearer route

2.What do we know from Notice 2?

A. Security check possibly takes time in the USA.

B. Security checkpoints are not available.

C. Security check wastes a long time.

D. Pre-check can easily be done online.

3.Compensation can be asked for when _____.

A. passengers refuse to board the plane

B. passengers trips canceled in advance

C. passengers' flight is delayed at least two hours

D. passengers miss their flight due to traffic jam

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

China Daily Oct.11,2008-TheMinistry Of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday．

More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai-based Wenhui Daily reported．The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent ,and mental problem will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide．

Dang Xianhong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems．If these mental dispenses are not addressed on time, science of crimes，drug-taking and other dangerous behaviors are expected to rise．Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies．A number of experts have also said the one child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young．Children are said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in a one child family．

It’s reported that schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being．Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No，105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month．“Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions.” Yin said．“The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.”

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

B．Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Diseases Expected

C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being

D．Seriousness of Youngsters Mental Health Problems

2.The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that _____.

A. mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness

B. only young people are suffering from mental health problems

C. mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem

D. the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent

3.Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

A．Inability to handle interpersonal relations．

B．Unstable emotions．

C．Drug taking and other dangerous behaviors．

D．Rapid social changes

4.Why is Beijing No. 105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

A．To provide the students with counseling sessions．

B．To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with．

C．To help ease the anxiety arising from college entrance exams．

D．To call on other schools to learn from No．105 Middle Schoo1．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

China Daily Oc11,2008-TheMinistry Of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday．

More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai-based Wenhui Daily reported．The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent ,and mental problem will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide．

Dang Xianhong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems．If these mental dispenses are not addressed on time, science of crimes，drug-taking and other dangerous behaviors are expected to rise．Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies．A number of experts have also said the one child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young．Children are said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in a one child family．It’s reported that schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being．Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No，105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month．“Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions.” Yin said．“The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.”

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

B．Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Diseases Expected

C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being

D．Seriousness of Youngsters Mental Health Problems

2.The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that _____.

A. mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness

B. only young people are suffering from mental health problems

C. mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem

D. the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent

3.Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

A．Inability to handle interpersonal relations．

B．Unstable emotions.

C．Drug taking and other dangerous behaviors．

D．Rapid social changes

4.Why is Beijing No. 105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

A．To provide the students with counseling sessions．

B．To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with．

C．To help ease the anxiety arising from college entrance exams．

D．To call on other schools to learn from No．105 Middle Schoo1．

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.

—Tenneva Jordan

I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited. I was too old for that. At age eleven, the oldest and my mom's "grown up" girl, I had to keep my cool. I was in middle school after all. But every chance I got, when I was alone, I checked each present under the tree. I read every tag and felt every package, guessing at the contents within. I had examined each gift so often that I could tell which present went to which person without even looking at the tags.

It had been a tough year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at the tree and scattered（撒） presents, she would sigh and warn us, "There won't be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be disappointed." Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In years past, the presents would pile up and spill out from under the tree, taking over the living room. I had heard the phrase "giving is better than receiving," but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole point! It was the reason I couldn't get to sleep on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas morning, we eagerly waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak attempts to wait and watch while other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.

"Here's another one for you,” said Mom as she handed me a package. I looked at it, confused. Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I recognized this one. But it had not been mine. It was my mom's. A new label had been put on it, with my name written in my mother's handwriting.

"Mom, I can't...”

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

Paragraph 1:

I was stopped by my mother's eager, joyful look.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

I have always remembered that Christmas fondly.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

高二英语读后续写中等难度题查看答案及解析

The United Nations Environment Program is calling for urgent action to reduce growing risks from chemicals. Better management of chemicals could save millions of lives and billions of dollars. As estimated, 143,000 chemicals are now produced. Yet the report says only a small number of these chemicals have been studied for their effects on human health and the environment. It says death and disability rates are high from the unsafe use of chemical products.

Sylvie Lemmet, director of the UNEP, says poor management of chemicals has a high economic cost. For example, she says the cost is higher than the amount of overseas development aid, or ODA, for health care in sub-Saharan Africa.

She says, “If you look at the estimated cost of poisoning from pesticide (杀虫剂) in sub-Saharan Africa, only the injury and the loss of working time is estimated to be 6.3 billion US dollars in 2009. This is higher than the total ODA that is going to the health part in the same area.”

The UNEP estimates that chemical sales worldwide will increase by around three percent a year until 2050. Chemical production is moving quickly from developed to developing countries. By 2020, chemical production is expected to increase by 40 percent in Africa and the Middle East and 33 percent in Latin America. One of its biggest concerns is pollution of rivers and lakes by pesticide and fertilizer. Other major concerns are heavy metal pollution from the production of cement (水泥) and textiles (纺织品), and dioxin pollution from mining.

The UN report urges the chemical industry and governments to work together to develop safety policies. It says preventing harm costs less than fixing it.

1.The purpose of Paragraph 3 is mainly to indicate that ______.

A.chemicals have a high production cost

B.Africa needs more development aid

C.the use of pesticide causes a great loss

D.the estimated cost of poisoning from pesticide is incorrect

2.Which of the following is NOT a source of danger according to the text?

A.Pesticide. B.Fertilizer.

C.Heavy metals. D.Minerals.

3.According to the text, what is the main reason for the risks from chemicals?

A.The mass production of cement and textiles.

B.Lack of research funds on chemicals.

C.Poor management of chemicals.

D.Contradictions between chemical producers and governments.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.The truth in Sylvie Lemmet’s comments

B.A UN warning about chemical dangers

C.The unpredictable future of chemical industry

D.Preventing is much better than fixing

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析