阅读理解。
How many times do you check your Moments or Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” or “thumbs up”?
Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don’t worry. Psychological findings have shown it’s completely normal.
In fact, the pleasure we derive from (取自) getting a “like” is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can’t help wanting more.
According to the findings of the UCLA Brain Mapping Center, which observed 32 teens aged between 13 and 18, the feedback circuit (反馈电路) in the teens’ brains are particularly sensitive, and the “social” and “visual” parts of their brains were activated when they received “likes” on a social network. The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers, the good they derive from it worked equally.
So does it mean we should try our best to win as many thumbs up as possible?
Not necessarily so if we know the reasons behind our desire for attention.
In “Why do people crave (渴望) attention” by M. Farouk Radwan, he explained several cases in which people naturally longed for attention. Radwan said people who were an only child, who were used to being the center of attention in their house, may try to reproduce these conditions. Feeling “overlooked and unappreciated” might also lead you to be eager for attention. Other times, the state of being jealous or wanting to cover your mistakes may also contribute to such longings.
In fact, too much desire for attention can create anxiety, and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it. So what can we do about it? The answer is quite simple.
“If people could adopt goals not focused on their own self-esteem (自尊) but on something larger than their self, such as what they can create or contribute to others, they would be less sensitive to some of the negative effects of pursuing self-esteem,” wrote psychology professor Jennifer Crocker in the Journal of Social Issues.
1.You may find this text in a magazine about ____.
A. technology B. education
C. entertainment D. social life
2.Who will NOT naturally expect attention according to Radwan?
A. People who are living with their parents.
B. Those who lack social recognition.
C. People who are the focus of attention.
D. Those who want to blanket what they’ve done.
3.We know from the last paragraph that ____.
A. checking your Moments or Facebook page is a waste of time
B. it is helpful to set goals concerning making contributions
C. focusing on one’s self-esteem is quite natural
D. self-teem has a bad effect on one’s goals
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s addiction to “thumbs up”?
A. worried. B. objective.
C. critical. D. supportive.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
阅读理解。
How many times do you check your Moments or Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another “like” or “thumbs up”?
Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don’t worry. Psychological findings have shown it’s completely normal.
In fact, the pleasure we derive from (取自) getting a “like” is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can’t help wanting more.
According to the findings of the UCLA Brain Mapping Center, which observed 32 teens aged between 13 and 18, the feedback circuit (反馈电路) in the teens’ brains are particularly sensitive, and the “social” and “visual” parts of their brains were activated when they received “likes” on a social network. The research also showed that though the thumbs up might come from complete strangers, the good they derive from it worked equally.
So does it mean we should try our best to win as many thumbs up as possible?
Not necessarily so if we know the reasons behind our desire for attention.
In “Why do people crave (渴望) attention” by M. Farouk Radwan, he explained several cases in which people naturally longed for attention. Radwan said people who were an only child, who were used to being the center of attention in their house, may try to reproduce these conditions. Feeling “overlooked and unappreciated” might also lead you to be eager for attention. Other times, the state of being jealous or wanting to cover your mistakes may also contribute to such longings.
In fact, too much desire for attention can create anxiety, and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it. So what can we do about it? The answer is quite simple.
“If people could adopt goals not focused on their own self-esteem (自尊) but on something larger than their self, such as what they can create or contribute to others, they would be less sensitive to some of the negative effects of pursuing self-esteem,” wrote psychology professor Jennifer Crocker in the Journal of Social Issues.
1.You may find this text in a magazine about ____.
A. technology B. education
C. entertainment D. social life
2.Who will NOT naturally expect attention according to Radwan?
A. People who are living with their parents.
B. Those who lack social recognition.
C. People who are the focus of attention.
D. Those who want to blanket what they’ve done.
3.We know from the last paragraph that ____.
A. checking your Moments or Facebook page is a waste of time
B. it is helpful to set goals concerning making contributions
C. focusing on one’s self-esteem is quite natural
D. self-teem has a bad effect on one’s goals
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards people’s addiction to “thumbs up”?
A. worried. B. objective.
C. critical. D. supportive.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to make our lives simple has taken up too much time. The average young man spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices(设备), with an additional hour just text-messaging friends.
The advantage of technological devices is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible that we’re lonelier than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, which clearly describes our changing relationship with technology.
For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect the weak connections have on our development. Technology isn’t offering us the lives we want to live. “We’re texting people at a distance,” says Turkle, “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—always on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”
Moreover, communicating online is not equal to face-to-face communication. Online, you can ignore others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of young people is less sympathetic(有同情心的)than ever. “That doesn’t lead to disaster,” says Turkle, “but the disadvantages still cannot be ignored.”
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that_________.
A. email checking helps people wake up early
B. people communicate mainly by text-messaging now
C. technological device production has been simplified
D. using technological devices costs young men much time
2.What is Sherry Turkle’s biggest worry?
A. Technology may make human connections confusing
B. Technology can’t help people remove loneliness
C. Technology may make people’s lives hard
D. Technology keeps people together
3.What is the author’s attitude to the influence of technology on people’s life?
A. Positive B. Negative
C. Hopeless D. Uncertain
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Technology brings many conveniences to people’s lives
B. Young men spend too much time on technological devices
C. Technology also brings people some disadvantages
D. Sherry Turkle observes people’s changing relationship with technology
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen limes in between? The technology that was supposed to make our lives simple has taken up too much time. The average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, with an additional hour just text-messaging friends.
The advantage of technological devices is connectedness. Email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible that we’re lonelier than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, which clearly describes our changing relationship with technology.
For Turkic, the biggest worry is the effect the weak connections have on our development. Technology isn’t offering us the lives we want to live. “We’re texting people at a distance” says Turkic. “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—always on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”
Moreover, communicating online is not equal to face-to-face communication. Online, you can ignore others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact A number of studies have found that this generation of young people is sympathetic (有同情心的) than ever. “That doesn’t lead to disaster,” says Turkle, “but the disadvantages still cannot be ignored.”
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that .
A. Email checking helps people wake up early
B. People communicate mainly by text-messaging now
C. Technological device production has been simplified
D. Using technological devices costs young men much time
2.What is Sherry Turkic’s biggest worry?
A. Technology may make human connections confusing.
B. Technology can’t help people remove loneliness.
C. Technology may make people’s lives hard.
D. Technology keeps people together.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the influence of technology on people’s life?
A. Positive B. Negative
C. Hopeless D. Uncertain
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Technology brings many conveniences to people’s lives.
B. Young men spend too much time on technological devices.
C. Technology also brings people some disadvantages.
D. Sherry Turkle observes people’s changing relationship with Technology.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How to survive embarrassing moments? Have you ever accidently called your teacher Mum, or dropped your plate in your canteen(食堂) while everyone was looking at you? At that moment, you probably wished you could disappear into thin air. Unfortunately, embarrassing things happen to everyone at one time or another.
每个人都会经历尴尬时刻。请记叙一件你经历的尴尬事件。
要求:1. 要举事例。
2. 不少于120字。
3. 友情提示:
文章的开头要总说引起下文,接着举例,最后要写自己尴尬时刻的心理活动和感受。
高一英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析
How many times have you gotten upset because someone wasn’t doing their job, because your child isn’t behaving?How many times have you been annoyed when you’ve planned something carefully and things didn’t go as you’d hoped?
This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us — it’s part of the human experience.
One thing that annoys me is when people talk during a movie. Or cut me off in traffic. Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances — don’t we all? And it isn’t always easy to find peace when you’ve become upset or annoyed.
Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind: see the glass as already broken.
See, the cause of our stress, anger and irritation is that things don’t go the way we like, the way we expect them to. Think of how many times this has been true for you. And so the solution is simple: expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it.
One quick example: on our recent trip to Japan, I told my kids to expect things to go wrong — they always do on a trip. I told them, “See it as part of the adventure.”
And this worked like a charm. When we took the wrong train on a foreign-language subway system, or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea, or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Children’s Castle closed on Mondays … they said, “It’s part of the adventure!” And it was all OK — we didn’t get too bothered.
So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks, someday, you might get upset. But not if you see the glass as already broken, from the day you get it. You know it’ll break someday, so from the beginning, see it as already broken. Be a time-traveler, or someone with time-traveling vision, and see the future of this glass, from this moment until it inevitably breaks. And when it breaks, you won’t be upset or sad — because it was already broken, from the day you got it. And you’ll realize that every moment you have with it is precious.
1.The author would probably agree that________.
A.we should control our anger and irritation |
B.we must get well prepared for the future |
C.optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation |
D.anger and irritation is an important part of our life |
2.The purpose of the author is to ___________.
A.tell us his own experience in life |
B.give advice on how to find peace of mind |
C.tell us a happy trip took with his children |
D.advise us to see things from both sides |
3.By the underlined part, the author intends us to _____________.
A.get ready for the worst result of things |
B.enjoy the process of things |
C.expect little from life |
D.find the relation between cause and effect |
4.The author’s children could enjoy their trip to Japan because _____________.
A.everything went smoothly |
B.they had a lot of adventures |
C.they had expected things to go wrong |
D.they could soon get used to the customs there |
5.We can learn from the passage that the author ____________.
A.often gets angry in his life |
B.can adjust his state of mind accordingly |
C.always expects others to act in his way |
D.has suffered a lot from his anger and irritation |
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。答案写在答题卡上。
If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they 1.__ (slow) become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem 2.__(know) that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. 3.__someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that 4.__is his own fault(过错). But if he 5.__(tell) us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have 6.__(good) memories than others? This is 7.__they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in 8. __little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being 9._ (exercise). So if you want to have a good memory, learn 10.__the people; Practice remembering.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
You have most likely heard of renewable energy or even used it in your home, or office to do your part for the environment. Renewable energy is energy from natural resources including the wind, sunlight, and water. This form of energy is always renewed and cannot be exhausted. The most popular modern day form of this energy can be seen in solar paneling(电池板). Renewable energy can produce electricity and plays a major role in reducing greenhouse emissions(排放) and fossil fuels (化石燃料).
A study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory predicts that renewable energy resources can soon provide up to 80 percent of the electricity in the United States. The study was conducted to decide how renewable energy can meet the needs of a rapidly increasing population. Using the current solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal(地热), and hydropower, this 80 percent increase is a promising possibility for our future.
Increasing this renewable energy will provide practical benefits for our economy, climate, and health. Not only will it greatly reduce global warming, but it will improve public health, and provide many economic benefits. In a future with 80 percent fewer renewables, our carbon emissions will also be reduced by 80 percent, and water use will be cut in half.
This future is both possible and affordable, and we already have the tools in place to begin. However, we need to make improvements to our current electricity grid(电网) first. Additionally, the United States needs to carry out a clean energy policy for renewables.
1.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. protecting the environment
B. the use of renewable energy
C. reducing global warming
D. the form of renewable energy
2.What is the closest meaning to the underlined word “exhausted” in the first paragraph?
A. Tired. B. Removed.
C. Created. D. Used up.
3.Which of the following is not renewable energy?
A. Solar. B. Geothermal.
C. Hydropower. D. Fossil fuels.
4.What will the renewables bring us?
A. Doing good to our economy, climate, and health.
B. Partly increasing global warming.
C. Increasing our cost.
D. Improving current electricity grid.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How many coins have you got in your pocket right now? Three? Two?or one?
With a phonecard you can make up to 200 calls without any change at all.
(1)What do you do with it?
Go to a telephone box marked(you guessed it)“phonecard”. Put in your card, make your call and when you’ve finished, a screen tells you how much is left on your card.
(2)Now appear in a shop near you.
Near each Cardphone place you’ll find a shop where you can buy one. They’re at bus, train and city tube stations(地铁).
Many universities, hospitals and clubs. Restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping centers. At airports and seaports.
(3)No more broken payphones.
Most broken payphones are like that because they’ve been vandalized(故意破坏). There are no coins in Cardphone to excite thieves’ interest in it. So you’re not probably to find a vandalized one.
Get a phonecard yourself and try it out ,or get a bigger wallet.
1.The passage is most probably ________ .
A. a warning B. a note
C. an announcement D. an advertisement(广告)
2.There are three sections(部分) in the passage. Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?
A. Section 1. B. Section 2.
C..None. D. Section 3
3.Choose the right order or the steps under “How do you use a phonecard”.
a. Put in your phonecard.
b. Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.
c. Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.
d. Make your call.
A. a, b, c, d B. a, d, c, b
C. c, a, d, b D. c, d, a, b
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means — practice.
Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.
So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practise remembering.
1.According to the passage, few people know that _____.
A. arms or legs become weak if they are not used for some time
B. when they start using their arms or legs again, they slowly become strong again
C. a person’s memory becomes weak if he does not practise remembering things
D. it is their own fault if their arms or legs are weak
2.The author thinks that if a person has a poor memory, _________.
A. it is his own fault B. his parents are to blame
C. he is just unlucky D. his arms must be weak
3. From Paragraph 3, we can learn that _________.
A. people who can’t read are cleverer than those who can
B. people who can’t write are cleverer than those who can
C. a little notebook helps people who cannot read or write get a better memory
D. people who practise remembering regularly have a better memory
4. The passage mainly tells us ____________.
A. how to get our arms and legs stronger
B. how to improve our memory
C. how to read and write
D. how to remember dates and prices
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning the fact.1. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong.2.One of them exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor car all day.
If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. 3., many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means––practice.
Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? 4.Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, time and prices, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
5., learn from the poor: practice remembering.
A.Why is this?
B.What do you think of it?
C.So if you want a good memory
D.But if he tells us that he has a poor memory
E.When someone else says that he is poor in the health
F.The position is exactly the same as that of two people.
G.Yet many people do not seem to know that the memory works in the same way
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析