LONDON—Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted(炸开)the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz(闪电战)in World War II.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to coincide with the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings—which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics--- have the “hallmarks(特点)of an al-Qaida-related attack”.
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot(黑烟). On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and doctors used a hotel as a hospital.
“I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train,” said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
“It was chaos(混乱),” said Gary Lewis, 32, evacuated(撤离)from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting(萦绕)image was someone whose face was totally black( with soot) and pouring with blood.”
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities initially blames a power failure but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m.—less than an hour after the first explosion.
1.The best title of the news report is ________.
A. London wins the bid for 2012 Olympics
B. London terror bombings kill 37, wound 700
C. G-8 leaders vow victory against terrorism
D. Chaos in London following multiple explosions
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news report?
A. How the British government reacted (反应)to the attack.
B. What poor results the attack could lead to.
C. Why the terrorists attacked London.
D. How the trapped subway passengers escaped.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?
A. These explosions were the deadliest attack on London in history.
B. Terror attack happened right after the closing of G-8 summit.
C. Explosions had terrible effects on the survivors of the attack.
D. The worst explosion was the one that happened at 8:51 a.m.
4.The underlined word “initially” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.
A. at once
B. at first
C. at last
D. without doubt
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
LONDON—Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted(炸开)the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz(闪电战)in World War II.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to coincide with the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings—which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics--- have the “hallmarks(特点)of an al-Qaida-related attack”.
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot(黑烟). On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and doctors used a hotel as a hospital.
“I didn’t hear anything, just a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train,” said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
“It was chaos(混乱),” said Gary Lewis, 32, evacuated(撤离)from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting(萦绕)image was someone whose face was totally black( with soot) and pouring with blood.”
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities initially blames a power failure but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m.—less than an hour after the first explosion.
1.The best title of the news report is ________.
A. London wins the bid for 2012 Olympics
B. London terror bombings kill 37, wound 700
C. G-8 leaders vow victory against terrorism
D. Chaos in London following multiple explosions
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news report?
A. How the British government reacted (反应)to the attack.
B. What poor results the attack could lead to.
C. Why the terrorists attacked London.
D. How the trapped subway passengers escaped.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?
A. These explosions were the deadliest attack on London in history.
B. Terror attack happened right after the closing of G-8 summit.
C. Explosions had terrible effects on the survivors of the attack.
D. The worst explosion was the one that happened at 8:51 a.m.
4.The underlined word “initially” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.
A. at once
B. at first
C. at last
D. without doubt
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Terror attacked the heart of the World War I soldier，as he saw his lifelong friend falling in the battle．Caught in a trench（战壕）with________gunfire whizzing（飕飕地移动）over his head，the soldier asked his__________if he might go out into the “No Man's Land” between the trenches to bring his_______ partner back．
“You can go，”said the officer，“but I don't think it will be worth it．Your friend is___________dead and you may throw your own___________away．”
The officer's words didn't__________to him，and the soldier went anyway. Surprisingly he _______ to reach his friend，lift him onto his_________，and bring him back to their own trench．As the two of them _______in together to the bottom of the trench，the officer____________the wounded soldier，and then looked kindly at his friend ．
“I told you it wouldn't be worth it，” he said．“Your friend is dead，and you are terribly wounded．”
“It was worth it，________，sir，” the soldier said．
“What do you mean by ‘worth it’?” _________the officer．“Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir，” the soldier answered．“But it was worth it because when I got to him，he was still ________，and I had the _______of hearing him say，‘Jim，I knew you'd come．’
Many a time in________，whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on__________you look at it．Take up all your__________and do something your__________tells you to do so that you may not_______ doing it later in life．May each and every one of you be blessed with the company of_________friends．
1.A. bright B. dusty C. continuous D. loose
2.A. partner B. officer C. reporter D. brother
3.A. grateful B. forgetful C. selfless D. helpless
4.A. probably B. personally C. exactly D. entirely
5.A. work B. life C. gun D. friendship
6.A. matter B. agree C. escape D. succeed
7.A. tried B. decided C. planned D. managed
8.A. hands B. head C. shoulder D. legs
9.A. trapped B. fell C. jumped D. competed
10.A. checked B. recovered C. persuaded D. transported
11.A. although B. then C. while D. anyhow
12.A. advised B. warned C. responded D. ordered
13.A. alive B. afraid C. affected D. amazed
14.A. reality B. satisfaction C. responsibility D. experience
15.A. life B. battles C. nature D. society
16.A. what B. how C. when D. why
17.A. attention B. fear C. courage D. money
18.A. expression B. friend C. character D. heart
19.A. forget B. remember C. regret D. determine
20.A. true B. straight C. generous D. native
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Terror attacked the heart of the World War I soldier，as he saw his lifelong friend falling in the battle．Caught in a trench（战壕） with ________ gunfire whizzing（飕飕地移动）over his head，the soldier asked his ________ if he might go out into the “No Man's Land” between the trenches to bring his ________ partner back．
“You can go，”said the officer，“but I don't think it will be worth it．Your friend is ________ dead and you may throw your own ________ away．”
The officer's words didn't ________ to him，and the soldier went anyway. Surprisingly he ________ to reach his friend，lift him onto his ________，and bring him back to their own trench．As the two of them ________ in together to the bottom of the trench，the officer ________ the wounded soldier，and then looked kindly at his friend．
“I told you it wouldn't be worth it，” he said．“Your friend is dead，and you are terribly wounded．”
“It was worth it，________，sir，” the soldier said．
“What do you mean by ‘worth it’?” ________ the officer．“Your friend is dead!” “Yes sir，” the soldier answered．“But it was worth it because when I got to him，he was still ________，and I had the ________ of hearing him say，‘Jim，I knew you'd come．’”
Many a time in ________，whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on ________ you look at it．Take up all your ________ and do something your ________ tells you to do so that you may not ________ doing it later in life．May each and every one of you be blessed with the company of ________ friends.
1.A．bright B．dusty C．continuous D．loose
2.A．partner B．officer C．reporter D．relative
3.A．grateful B．forgetful C．selfless D．helpless
4.A．probably B．personally C．exactly D．entirely
5.A．work B．life C．gun D．friendship
6.A．matter B．agree C．escape D．succeed
7.A．tried B．decided C．planned D．managed
8.A．hands B．head C．shoulder D．legs
9.A．trapped B．fell C．explored D．competed
10.A．checked B．recovered C．persuaded D．transported
11.A．although B．then C．while D．anyhow
12.A．advised B．warned C．responded D．ordered
13.A．alive B．afraid C．affected D．amazed
14.A．reality B．satisfaction C．responsibility D．experience
15.A．life B．battles C．nature D．society
16.A．what B．how C．when D．why
17.A．attention B．mercy C．courage D．money
18.A．intelligence B．friend
C．character D．heart
19.A．forget B．remember C．regret D．admit
20.A．true B．straight C．generous D．native
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Monthly Talks at London Canal （运河）Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August．Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book．They end around 21:00．
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis．James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers．He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building．Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”．
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker．Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew．
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne．The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopening．The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer．We will have a report on the present state of play．
March 6th
Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers．The Thames had many islands．Miranda has undertaken（从事）a review of all of them．She will tell us about those of greatest interest．
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A．February 6th
B．March 6th
C．November 7th
D．December 5th
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A．The Canal Pioneers
B．Ice for the Metropolis
C．Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands
D．An Update on the Cotsword Canals
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames．
A．Miranda Vickers
B．Malcolm Tucker
C．Chris Lewis
D．Liz Payne
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Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal(运河) engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early“civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering(保存和供应)，Malcolm will explain the history of importing(进口) natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 7713 0836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th. B. November 7th.
C. March 6th. D. December 5th.
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. An Update on the Cotswold Canals. B. Ice for the Metropolis.
C. Eyots and Aits－Thames Islands. D. The Canal Pioneers.
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Liz Payne. B. Malcolm Tucker.
C. Chris Lewis. D. Miranda Vickers.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of nanal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil enginerrs”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th B. March 6th
C. November 7th D. December 5th
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers.
B. Ice for the Metropolis
C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands
D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers
B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis
D. Liz Payne
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th. B. December 5th.
C. November 7th. D. March 6th.
2.What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers. B. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
C. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands D. Ice for the Metropolis
3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne
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（London）—If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.
Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.
“Being thin doesn’t surely mean you are not fat,” said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College. Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.
According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.
Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.
According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.
Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes. They want to prove that internal fat damages the body’s communication systems.
The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no short cut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,” Bell said.
1.What is this piece of news mainly about?
A. Thin people may be fat inside.
B. Internal fat is of no importance.
C. Internal fat leads to many diseases.
D. Thin people also have troubles.
2.Doctors have found _____.
A. the exact dangers of internal fat
B. internal fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetes
C. being slim is not dangerous at all
D. being slim doesn’t mean you are not fat inside
3.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A. Exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.
B. People can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.
C. Men are more likely to have too much internal fat.
D. People with heart disease all have internal fat.
4.From the last paragraph, we can find that _____.
A. whether internal fat can lead to disease has been proved
B. exercise plays in important role in people’s life for keeping healthy
C. thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slim
D. it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat
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Saber Miresmailli was on vacation in London when, caught in a bit of traffic on London Bridge, he decided to take a photo of Tower Bridge.
“I noticed the couple,” he said. “At that moment, I did not see anyone from the wedding party or a photographer with the couple, so I took several pictures. Usually, my pictures are not very good given the fact that I don’t use flash and I don’t stop to compose (构图)—so when I got back after two weeks, I was very surprised to find this one turned out so well.”
Miresmailli said, “I thought to myself, if it was me getting married, I would have wanted the picture.”
So he posted the photo on Facebook and attached a few friends with the hope of finding the couple and passing them the picture. What happened next, he said, “was crazy.”
“I received more than 2,000 requests from perfect strangers and lots of positive and negative emails.” Until this afternoon, almost 230,000 people had shared his Facebook post on the photo.
There’s also been an uncertain identification of the couple. It’s likely that their names are Laura and James. “If it’s the right couple,” Miresmailli said, “they are on their honeymoon in Bali and have no idea about the photo. I believe they will be shocked to find out about their fame”.
Miresmailli said he’s been drowned by the interest in the photo.
“I just want to give them their picture and go back to work and tend my tomatoes,” he said.
1.Saber Miresmailli is seeking for a couple who ________.
A. held the wedding party in Bali
B. were looking for their wedding pictures
C. were taken a photo by him without knowing it
D. became famous for their honeymoon experience
2.Why are Miresmailli’s photos usually not satisfactory?
A. They are not developed in time.
B. He is not good at finding views.
C. He doesn’t take enough pictures.
D. He doesn’t care much about photograph skills.
3.What is the right order of the whole story?
a. received requests and emails
b. posted the photo on Facebook
c. noticed a couple
d. took a photo
e. was caught in traffic
f. attached some friends
A. e, d, c, b, a, f B. e, c, d, b, f, a C. c, d, e, b, f, a D. c , e, d, b, a, f
4.Miresmailli said the words in the last paragraph with a sense of ________.
A. pride B. duty C. appreciation D. humour
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When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. Her spine （脊柱）became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
1.What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A．a far better artist B．a much more famous person
C．a much stronger person D．a far more gifted artist
2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ________.
A．back injuries B．her bent spine C．polio D．the operations she had
3.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the ________.
A．1930s B．1970s C．1950s D．1940s
4.What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A．Devotion B．Encouragement C．Worry D．Sympathy（同情）
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