A new report says living in a city makes it harder for people to concentrate(集中) on some tasks. The research found that people who live in rural areas can focus better than people in urban areas. The study is from Goldsmiths College, which is part of the University of London. Head researcher Dr. Karina Linnell and her team made great contributions. They studied how two groups of people did the same "thinking tasks". The team went to a remote(偏远的) part of Namibia, southwest Africa, to study the Himba tribe. Himba people live a very basic life in the desert. They are still doing traditional farming. The team also studied members of the same tribe who had moved to the nearest town. Dr. Linnell said the tribe who lived in the desert did much better on the tests than those in the town. It's really interesting and shocking.
Dr. Linnell said their research may lead to changes in the way companies operate. In the future, workers may move from cities to live and work in the countryside. Linnell said there are too many things around us in the city that stop us from thinking about one thing for a long time. This means we do not work at our best. She asked, "What if, for example, companies realized certain tasks would be better carried out by employees based outside of the urban environment? There their concentration ability is better. "The past century has seen billions of people move from the countryside to big cities. In the future, the trend may not continue. If Dr. Linnell's research is true, this century might see many of those people return to the great outdoors. Let's wait to see what will happen.
1.What did Dr. Linnell and her team conclude from the study on the Himba tribe?
A. Himba people are cleverer than others.
B. Himba people aren't used to the life in city.
C. Himba people focus better in the desert
D. Himba people give up traditional farming.
2.What happened in the past one hundred years?
A. Many people returned to the countryside.
B. Big cities attracted many people to live and work.
C. Many people couldn't concentrate on one task.
D. The way companies operate changed a great deal.
3.The underlined word "outdoors" in the last paragraph probably refers to "______".
A. villages B. cities
C. towns D. countries
4.What is the main purpose of the text ?
A. to remind people to focus better.
B. to advise people to live in countryside.
C. to share a recent study with readers.
D. to show the bright future to readers.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
A new report says living in a city makes it harder for people to concentrate(集中) on some tasks. The research found that people who live in rural areas can focus better than people in urban areas. The study is from Goldsmiths College, which is part of the University of London. Head researcher Dr. Karina Linnell and her team made great contributions. They studied how two groups of people did the same "thinking tasks". The team went to a remote(偏远的) part of Namibia, southwest Africa, to study the Himba tribe. Himba people live a very basic life in the desert. They are still doing traditional farming. The team also studied members of the same tribe who had moved to the nearest town. Dr. Linnell said the tribe who lived in the desert did much better on the tests than those in the town. It's really interesting and shocking.
Dr. Linnell said their research may lead to changes in the way companies operate. In the future, workers may move from cities to live and work in the countryside. Linnell said there are too many things around us in the city that stop us from thinking about one thing for a long time. This means we do not work at our best. She asked, "What if, for example, companies realized certain tasks would be better carried out by employees based outside of the urban environment? There their concentration ability is better. "The past century has seen billions of people move from the countryside to big cities. In the future, the trend may not continue. If Dr. Linnell's research is true, this century might see many of those people return to the great outdoors. Let's wait to see what will happen.
1.What did Dr. Linnell and her team conclude from the study on the Himba tribe?
A. Himba people are cleverer than others.
B. Himba people aren't used to the life in city.
C. Himba people focus better in the desert
D. Himba people give up traditional farming.
2.What happened in the past one hundred years?
A. Many people returned to the countryside.
B. Big cities attracted many people to live and work.
C. Many people couldn't concentrate on one task.
D. The way companies operate changed a great deal.
3.The underlined word "outdoors" in the last paragraph probably refers to "______".
A. villages B. cities
C. towns D. countries
4.What is the main purpose of the text ?
A. to remind people to focus better.
B. to advise people to live in countryside.
C. to share a recent study with readers.
D. to show the bright future to readers.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The Olympic Games makes _____ possible for people to live side by side in peace.
A. this B. it C. that D. 不填
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
A new study says that birds living in big cities sing shorter, faster songs that are higher-pitched (高音调的) than those sung by their brothers in the forests. The researchers think that the birds adjust their songs to allow themselves to be heard over the noises of the city, especially the low traffic noise.
To study how urban birds song, Hans Slabbekoorn and Ardie den Bore, biologists at the University of Leiden in Netherlands, travelled around Europe and recorded bird songs in ten major cities and in nearby forests. The species they focused on, the great tit (大山雀), is widespread across Eurasia and one of the few types of birds that thrives in big cities.
Singing is crucial (重要的) for males, which use their songs to attract mates and mark out their territory. The changing songs could play a role in eventually causing the city birds and the forest dwellers to evolve into separate species.
The findings could also help explain why usually only a few bird species thrive in cities. By contrast, many more bird species tend to be found in forests and other undeveloped habitats.
Studies like this could eventually help researchers predict how urbanization (都市化) will affect birds, using this knowledge could help urban planners design more pleasant city environments, study co-author Slabbe-koorn said. “You can make a city much more livable if you pay attention to where the noise goes and where the people go,” he said. “It would be easy to fit the birds into those models.” Then cities wouldn’t be strictly for the people, but also for the birds.
1. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Birds Change Songs to Suit Country Life
B. Birds Change Sex to Suit Urban Life
C. Birds Change Living Habits to Suit Urban Life
D. Birds Change Songs to Suit Urban Life
2. Males usually sing their songs to ____.
A. evolve into another species
B. attract mates and mark out their living area
C. attract city people’s attention and make them supply food
D. allow themselves to be heard over the noises of the city
3. The underlined word “thrives” in the second paragraph means “____”.
A. dies B. survives C. suffers D. travels
4.What is NOT the effect that studies of birds’ songs have?
A. Predicting how course of the city’s expanding will affect birds.
B. Helping the city planners design more pleasant city environments.
C. Making cities more livable for both the birds and people.
D. Driving the urban birds back to the forest.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
At a certain point in our lives we realize we may be making life harder than it has to be. Perhaps we feel there is not enough time,________，love, or creativity available to change our situation. We seem to have lost our________ to turn our dreams into reality. The following ___________may give us some hints（暗示） about future.
A boy wants a drum，but his mother can’t ________ one，and sadly, she gives him a stick. Though he doesn’t know what to do with it, he begins to play with the stick. He then comes across an old woman ________ to light her stove. The boy gives her the stick and she ________ her stove, makes some bread, and ________ she gives him half a loaf.
Walking on, the boy comes upon a potter’s（制陶工人） wife whose child is crying because of ________. The boy gives her the bread. In gratitude，she gives him a pot. Though he doesn’t know what to do with it, he ________ it along the river, where he sees a man and his wife ________ because the wife broke one pot. The boy gives them the pot. In return, they present him ________ a coat.
Since the boy isn’t cold，he carries the coat ________ he comes to a bridge, where a man is shivering. The man was attacked and robbed of everything ________ his horse. The boy gives him the coat. And the man gives him his horse.
Not knowing how to ride, the boy ________ the horse into town, where he sees a wedding party with musicians. The bridegroom and his family are all sitting under a tree with long ________. According to custom, the bridegroom is ________ to enter the wedding procession on a horse, which hasn’t shown, so the boy gives him the ________.
_____, the bridegroom asks what he can do for the boy. Seeing the drummer ________by all his drums, the boy asks for the smallest drum, which the musician ________ gives him.
1.A. money B. work C. energy D. experience
2.A. nature B. desire C. standard D. ability
3.A. topic B. story C. idea D. activity
4.A. cost B. expect C. afford D. provide
5.A. trying B. managing C. performing D. preferring
6.A. makes B. uses C. burns D. lights
7.A. in person B. in return C. in future D. in addition
8.A. hunger B. cold C. disease D. thirst
9.A. makes B. wears C. carries D. creates
10.A. dancing B. laughing C. working D. quarrelling
11.A. for B. with C. to D. over
12.A. until B. unless C. because D. whether
13.A. with B. but C. and D. besides
14.A. sends B. controls C. frightens D. walks
15.A. necks B. arms C. faces D. legs
16.A. supposed B. reported C. meant D. allowed
17.A. pot B. coat C. stick D. horse
18.A. Annoyed B. Relieved C. Ashamed D. Encouraged
19.A. introduced B. attracted C. surrounded D. impressed
20.A. worriedly B. silently C. gladly D. luckily
高一英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析
Some people say that city living in the 21 st century is stressful and offers no advantages, but I don’t agree with them completely.
With the development of high-tech and the improvement of living qualities, more and more people crowded into city, which leads to the uncontrollable urbanization (城市化). Because of this, some of the largest cities must be fairly oppressive(压抑的) places in which to live if you are short of money or unemployed. However, for those with much income, a city provides colorful environment which enables people to enjoy their modern life. In that case, I believe the advantages of urban living far outweigh from its shortcomings.
Regarding shopping, as for me, rather than click on the Internet to get what I want, I prefer to windowshop. All kinds of shopping malls and supermarkets located in city centre really content me. What’s more, a large city’s service even covers numbers of the surrounding towns and benefits many people.
In terms of entertainment, city residents are usually spoiled for choice, from amusement park to sport stadium, whoever you are will find exactly what you need. Maybe going to a concert tonight and visiting museums tomorrow. City always contains various activities and full of energy.
City also provides better opportunities with so many choices and challenges. Cities with universities offer high-standard education so that graduates from these places always get ideal jobs with considerable salary. Every day in the business district, you can see a fierce competition among those large companies, while there are exactly places that may give birth to talents.
Many people may complain about the traffic jam or pollution in the city, but I think with some useful measures to take, our city will be more habitable rather than stressful.
1.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
A. City living in the 21 st century is stressful.
B. City provides more conveniences and pleasures.
C. City living brings great trouble to the youth..
D. City is gradually dying out as a matter of fact.
2.The advantages of urban living are________.
A. much income and colorful environment
B. quantities of population and shopping centers
C. great entertainments and better education
D. strong measures and fresh air
3.City residents are usually spoiled for choice because they______.
A. have no more choices for amusement
B. can hardly find what they like to do
C. are so many kinds of entertainment
D. will spend more money in a way
4.What’s the attitude of the author to the disadvantages in city?
A. Disappointed B. Hopeful
C. Amazed D. Cold-hearted
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A new report says plastics are responsible for $13 billion in damage to the oceans and the undersea environment. The findings were announced recently at a United Nations conference. 1.
Plastic thrown away carelessly makes its way into rivers and other waterways2.After a while, it collects in the sea. And plastic never goes away. Plastic is not biodegradable—destroyed by bacteria or natural processes. Instead, it just breaks up into smaller pieces over time. The oceans contain a lot of chemicals and other pollutants.3.That means harmful material may get into our food supply.
4.Human beings cause pollution and they can take steps to stop it. They can use fewer single use product containers and throw plastics away correctly. Plastic recycling programs also works—where old bottles and other plastics are collected, broken down and used to make new products. We could reuse bottles in our households many times if we wish to, rather than end it after the first use. We could, when we get rid of that plastic, recycle it and reuse it, which replaces the need for raw materials.
The report also calls on companies to improve methods for using plastics. 5.And it calls for information about the way plastic is thrown out or removed from use. By putting a new value on plastic, industry has a special reason to clean up the environment.
But all of the companies must join to deal with the problem.
A. It asks for them to better measure and direct plastic use.
B. But people can make a big difference.
C. Plastics should be gathered together and reused..
D. It is convenient to use plastic bags in everyday life.
E. Then, fish may eat the plastics.
F. The report tells about harm to sea life and what might be done to improve the situation.
G. The plastic eventually reaches coastal areas and ocean waters
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Walking around, I found the city was full of people _________ for the New Year’s festival.
| A．making up | B．make up | C．to dress up | D．dressed up |
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A new report says plastics are responsible for $13 billion in damage to the oceans and the undersea environment. The findings were announced recently at a United Nations conference． 1. .
Plastic thrown away carelessly makes its way into rivers and other waterways. 2. . After a while, it collects in the sea. And plastic never goes away. Plastic is not biodegradable—destroyed by bacteria or natural processes. Instead, it just breaks up into smaller pieces over time. The oceans contain a lot of chemicals and other pollutants(污染物). 3. .That means harmful material may get into our food supply.
4. . Human beings cause pollution and they can take steps to stop it. They can use fewer single use product containers and throw plastics away correctly. Plastic recycling programs also works—where old bottles and other plastics are collected, broken down and used to make new products. We could reuse bottles in our households many times if we wish to, rather than end it after the first use. We could, when we get rid of that plastic, recycle it and reuse it, which replaces the need for raw materials.
The report also calls on companies to improve methods for using plastics. 5. . And it calls for information about the way plastic is thrown out or removed from use. By putting a new value on plastic, industry has a special reason to clean up the environment.
But all of the companies must join to deal with the problem.
A. Then, fish may eat the plastics.
B. But people can make a big difference.
C. Plastics should be gathered together and reused.
D. It is convenient to use plastic bags in everyday life.
E. It asks for them to better measure and control plastic use.
F. The plastic eventually reaches coastal areas and ocean waters.
G. The report tells about harm to sea life and what might be done to improve the situation.
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a huge city, with more people living in it than in my whole ____. We rented a flat in a community, but there was a favela (贫民区) quite near. For several months I didn’t have a ____, so I used public transportation to go to the city centre. During these ____, I would ride with the people who took the ____ bus from the favela to go to work.
When I got on the bus, all the ____ were already taken. But when people saw that my bag was ____, they offered to hold it on their legs to make me lighter ____. At first, I was ____. Then I realized that these people certainly had no ____ to steal from me: they only wanted to ____.
Once, on my way back, I had to wait for a long time at a bus stop. I was alone, except for a woman who was ____ very poor. She carried a small paper bag of popcorn (爆米花) and nothing else.
While we were ____, she walked over and ____ me some popcorn. I thanked her, but didn’t want to help myself to it. She then repeatedly ____ that I take from what was her only ____.
That was the first time I thought about how people who have almost ____, are sometimes able to ____ the little they have so much more easily than those who ____ a lot.
I was so moved by that woman s simple ____ that day. I clearly had more than she did, but she ____ and joyfully shared what little she had with me.
1.A. town B. village C. country D. school
2.A. car B. job C. house D. holiday
3.A. years B. trips C. visits D. meetings
4.A. right B. next C. other D. same
5.A. sides B. seats C. steps D. tickets
6.A. nice B. empty C. heavy D. cheap
7.A. sitting B. working C. standing D. climbing
8.A. tired B. moved C. excited D. shocked
9.A. time B. excuse C. need D. intention
10.A. help B. watch C. survive D. succeed
11.A. generally B. exactly C. possibly D. obviously
12.A. eating B. waiting C. drinking D. chatting
13.A. sent B. cooked C. offered D. bought
14.A. reminded B. permitted C. insisted D. ordered
15.A. food B. hope C. choice D. harvest
16.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
17.A. spend B. share C. lend D. recover
18.A. own B. lose C. waste D. dream
19.A. dress B. theory C. request D. generosity
20.A. briefly B. finally C. naturally D. completely
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the man say about the winter in New Work City?
A. It’s cold and wet. B. The wind is strong. C. The air is heavy.
2.What is the most unpleasant part of the weather in New York City?
A. It’s hot in the summer. B. It’s very changeable. C. It rains all the year round.
3.What do we know about the man?
A. He speaks highly of New York City.
B. He doesn’t like New York City very much.
C. He’s leaving New York City because of the weather.
高一英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析