—Why, my new computer is rubbish! Five hours ...

—Why, my new computer is rubbish! Five hours has passed and it still hasn’t finished the downloading.

—Don’t worry. You know, sometimes the Internet ________ be very slow.

A. can         B. may           C. should     D. must

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---Why do you look so happy?

---My aunt has bought a new car and she will invite me to go for a _____ this weekend.

A. surf               B. ride                    C. run                  D. hike

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What is waste and why does it matter?

Waste or rubbish is something that people throw away because they no longer need it or want it. Almost everything we do creates waste and as a society we are currently producing more waste than ever before. We do this at home and at work. The fact that we produce waste, and get rid of it, matters for the following reasons.

When something is thrown away we lose the natural resources, the energy and the time which have been used to make the product. The vast majority of resources that we use in manufacturing products and providing services cannot be replaced. The use of these resources cannot go on indefinitely— we would run out.

When something is thrown away, we are putting pressure on the environment's ability to cope— in terms of the additional environmental impacts associated with extracting the new resources, manufacturing and distributing the goods, and in terms of the environmental impacts associated with getting rid of our rubbish.

When something is thrown away, we are not able to see it as a resource. It is well understood that what is waste to one person may not be viewed as waste by another. A good example of this is scrap metal（金属废料）which has been recycled for many years. Increasingly people are realizing that it makes economic sense as well as environmental sense to use "waste" rather than just throw it away.

The process of using up the earth's natural resources to make products which we then throw away, sometimes a very short time later, is not "sustainable" — in other words, it cannot continue indefinitely.

The way we consume materials will affect whether we have a sustainable society that leaves resources available for future generations to use. As consumers and producers, we are central to the concept of sustainability. We need to think about how we can get more out of less, how we can use less and throw away less and how we can do better things with our so-called "waste" than throw it away. We need to see "waste" as a "resource".

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Lulu has been my closest and best friend in the past five years. In fact, he always follow my order especially when I look after other animal friends in our 　 .

This summer, many forests are damaged by fire. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire. Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out terrible 　 . At that moment, I no longer had any 　 　 that Lulu could come back to the shelter. 　 , I was waiting for the firemen to tell me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman rushed into to tell my office and informed me that my dog Lulu succeeded in 　 four lovely little 　 trapped by the flames. According to the fireman, Lulu held the cats in his mouth, one by one moving them to a 　 place.

Upon knowing this, I 　 went to the forest with the fireman to 　 the cats. Once on the scene, we found Lulu wasn’t there. Then we heard the sound of a dog coming from the 　 . I recognized it was the sound of my dog Lulu. The fireman 　 the tracks of the dog until he found him barking 　 by the side of another fireman who was badly hurt. He was lying on the ground and waiting for help.

Thanks to Lulu, four cats and a fireman were saved.

That day, I was vey 　 of　 Lulu for his two heroic actions towards the cats and the fireman. Lulu had pity on both animals like him and a human being who was 　 to put out the fire with his teammates.

I 　 the fireman in his house with my dog Lulu. What a memorable 　 when the fireman hugged Lulu tightly to his chest.

This 　 　 story shows us that pets are 　 and caring. We should love and 　 them. One day they could 　 us in return for our kindness. So don’t look down upon little animals.

1.A. zoo    B. laboratory    C. tent    D. shelter

2.A. heat    B. energy    C. smell    D. sound

3.A. time    B. problem    C. interest    D. hope

4.A. In all    B. As usual    C. In fact    D. At least

5.A. chasing    B. saving    C. training    D. attracting

6.A. dogs    B. cats    C. birds    D. rabbits

7.A. safe    B. secret    C. high    D. small

8.A. sincerely    B. normally    C. immediately    D. peacefully

9.A. play with    B. pick up    C. wait for    D. worry about

10.A. courtyard    B. forest    C. market    D. village

11.A. cleared    B. crossed    C. followed    D. recorded

12.A. happily    B. angrily    C. regularly    D. loudly

13.A. independent    B. proud    C. jealous    D. careful

14.A. trying    B. preparing    C. continuing    D. planning

15.A. defended    B. called    C. visited    D. interviewed

16.A. trip    B. season    C. day    D. scene

17.A. strange    B. true    C. new    D. funny

18.A. annoying    B. exciting    C. challenging    D. loving

19.A. control    B. protect    C. describe    D. feed

20.A. respect    B. inform    C. help    D. tolerate

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There is no other five-year –old like him. He has a potato-shaped head , thick eyebrows and a voice that is not easily forgotten. He is not evil, but trouble follows him wherever he goes.

Crayon Shinchan（蜡笔小新）enjoys great popularity in China. He has many fans in Hong Kong , Taiwan and on the mainland. And he is one of the hottest cartoon characters in his home country, Japan.

But, the trouble-maker’s show was ranked the No. 1 most unwanted cartoon program by Japan’s Parents’ Association on April 18.

More than half the parents who took part in the study thought Shinchan was a negative role model for children. They believed his actions and speech were adult in nature and not suitable for kids.

Many parents and education experts in China agree with them. Shinchan, they say, is really offensive. He looks out for pretty ladies on the street; at the bookstore he reads magazines full of sexy women; he pretends to be kidnapped by his teacher when he sees a police car; and he raises his mum’s skirt and shouts out the color of her underpants if she doesn’t buy him what he wants.

“Crayon Shimchan is full of dirty humor. The boy shows some terrible adult mentality(心态),which doesn’t match his age,” said Pang Lijuan, professor of the Education Department at Beijing Normal University. Pang further pointed out that Shinchan destroys the traditional image of a polite, hard-working boy. She fears that some teens may copy his behavior and harm their psychological development. Pang and many others in China think that Shinchan is a cartoon for adults-----not for children.

But some kids disagree. Jiangxin, a senior 2 student in Luhe Middle School in Beijing, became a fan of Shinchan after he first saw the cartoon two years ago. He said it is Shinchan’s humor , courage, and cleverness that makes him and his friends love the little cartoon character . “Shinchan looks at the adults’ world with kid’s eyes. He uncovers the hypocrisy(虚伪) and selfishness in a childish way,” explained Jiang. “We watch it just for fun.” But Jiang also admitted that Shinchan is not good for all ages. “It may not be suitable for primary school kids. They may try to blindly copy him.”

Shinchan’s “father ”, Japan’s popular cartoonist, Yoshito Ushi, never thought Shinchan would cause such a heated discussion. He argued that Shinchan is a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men. The boy does everything adults would like, but don’t dare to do. “People can easily forgive him because he’s only five years old,” said Yoshito.

1. Teachers and parents dislikes Crayon Shinchan because ________.

A. he looks very ugly

B. he caused a heated discussion

C. the character was created by an adult cartoonist

D. he was regarded as a negative role model for children to follow

2.Many children are crazy about Shinchan mainly because .

A. he looks very funny

B. the cartoon character is suitable for all ages

C. they think he is humorous, clever and brave

D. he is a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men

3.The underlined word “offensive” in Paragraph 5 probably means .

A. humorous     B. ugly-looking     C. funny    D. unpleasant

4.What is Yoshito Ushi’s explanation of Shinchan’s behaviour?

A. Shinchan is such a naughty boy that he can’t behave himself.

B. Shinchan is trying to draw people’s attention by doing some offensive things.

C. Shinchan wants to set a role model in a different way.

D. Shinchan’ s behaviour is just a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men.

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– My brother passed the driving test and he is planning to buy a car of his own.

– Congratulations! ___________.

A. So am I                    B. So did I

C. So it is with me                D. So will I

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Have you ever wondered?

1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?

It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet(喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.

2. What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off?

Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other structures float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. If you turn something round your head on a string, it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things would fly off into space.

1. What information can we get from the first passage?

A. The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic.

B. Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind.

C. It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY.

D. It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly.

2. The word “shoot” underlined in the 2nd passage probably means“ ______”.

A. send for 　　 　 B. come out

C. move quickly　　 D. grow quickly

3. It can be inferred that without gravity _________.

A. trees and buildings would not so easily fly off

B. buildings and other structures would float away

C. something around your head would not float away

D. everything outside buildings would fly off into space

4. Where can we most probably read this text?

A. In a student’s book　　　　　　　　 　 B. In a short story

C. In a travel magazine　　　　　　　　　 D. In a research paper

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever wondered?

Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?

It can take five hours to go west-east from New York(NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet(喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.

What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off?

Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other structures(建筑物) float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached （附着）to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hours. If you turn something around your head on a string（细绳）, it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. ‘Switching off’ gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things outside would fly off into space.

1.What information can we get from the first passage?

A.It is jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly

B.Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind

C.It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY

D.The yet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic

2.The word “shoot” underline in the 2^nd passage probably means “          ”

A. send for        B. move quickly    C. come out     D. grow quickly

3.It can be inferred that without gravity  .

A. buildings and other structures would float away

B. trees and buildings would not easily fly off

C. something around your head would not fly away

D. everything outside buildings would fly off into space

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He has given up photography and he is ____computer now.

A. interested     B. fond    C. in    D. into

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Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”. For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded. Cold-blooded people act in merciless ways. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense. He seemed to kill for no reason, and with no emotion, as if taking someone’s life meant nothing.

Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can you’re your feet, if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression—to get cold feet—that has nothing to do with cold or your feet.

The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being the president when you understand the situation.

Cold can also affect your shoulder. You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You treat them in a distant and cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.

A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.

Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise, and that he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.

1.The passage is intended to tell us that ______ .

A．cold weather has a great effect on human bodies

B．many English expressions contain the word “cold”

C．cold is a word closely linked with human emotions

D．the word “cold” has many different meanings in English

2.The underlined word “brutal” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “______”.

A．impolite          B．illegal             C．cruel             D．extreme

3.Which of the following expressions can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others?

A．Cold-blooded.      B．To get cold feet.     C．A cold shoulder.    D．A cold fish.

4.You can say Tom ______ if the teacher gives all the boys except him a pen as a prize.

A．is given the cold shoulder

B．is left out in the cold

C．has got cold feet

D．is murdered by a cold-blooded killer

5.We can draw a conclusion from the passage that ______ .

A．all the expressions containing the word “cold” have a negative meaning

B．all the expressions containing the word “cold” have something to do with cold

C．people who show no human emotions or feelings have cold blood

D．many parts of the human body can be badly affected by cold

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