Opening in 1934, the Brookfield Zoo quickly r...

Opening in 1934, the Brookfield Zoo quickly received a worldwide reputation for its special displays and unique(独一无二的) exhibits.

Address: 1st Avenue between Ogden Avenue and 31st Street, Brookfield, Illinois

Phone: 708-688-8000

Getting to the Brookfield Zoo by Public Transportation:

The Metra Rail Burlington Northern line runs from Union Station downtown to the “Zoo Stop” (Hollywood Station) and from there it’s only a 2-block northeast walk to the zoo.

Driving from Downtown:

Drive along the Eisenhower Expressway west to First Avenue exit. Head south about 2.5 miles and follow the signs to the zoo entrance.

Parking at the Brookfield Zoo:

Parking fees are $9 for cars and $12 for buses.

The Brookfield Zoo Hours:

The Brookfield Zoo is open 365 days per year.

Monday-Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Brookfield Zoo Tickets:

Adults(ages 12-64), $13.50;

Seniors(ages 65+), $9.50;

Children(ages 3-11), $9.50;

Children(ages 2 and under), free

The Brookfield Zoo Featured Exhibits:

Tropic World; WolfWoods; Living Coast; Seven Seas; Fragile Kingdom; Australia House; Havitat Africa.

About the Brookfield Zoo:

The Brookfield Zoo is located just 14 miles west of downtown Chicago. It’s home to a variety of animal species, and its use of natural barriers and moats(壕沟) is so much more relaxing and enjoyable than watching a lion pace back and forth in a cage. The absence of bars also makes for great wildlife photo opportunities. The Brookfield Zoo also focuses on education, with detailed displays about the animals being viewed and the interactive program that lets kids get some hands-on experience to learn what it takes to run a zoo as well as face painting and crafts.

For more information about the Brookfield Zoo, visit www. brookfieldzoo.org.

1.Where is the entrance to the Brookfield Zoo?

A. At 31st Street.

B．At First Avenue.

C. At Ogden Avenue.

D．At the Hollywood Station.

2.How much should a couple in their thirties and their 5-year-old twins pay if they want to visit the zoo?

A．$23.　　　　　　　　 B．$32.5　　　　　　　　　 C．$36.5　　　　　　　　　 D．$46

3.What make(s) the Brookfield Zoo more attractive and enjoyable?

A. Its cheap tickets.

B. Its various activities

C. Its cage-less displays.

D. Its geographical advantage.

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Opening in 1934, the Brookfield Zoo quickly received a worldwide reputation for its special displays and unique exhibits.

Address: 1st Avenue between Ogden Avenue and 31st Street, Brookfield, Illinois

Phone: 708-688-8000

Getting to the Brookfield Zoo by Public Transportation:

The Metra Rail Burlington Northern line runs from Union Station downtown to the “Zoo Stop”

Driving from Downtown:

Drive along the Eisenhower Expressway west to First Avenue exit and follow the signs to the zoo entrance.

The Brookfield Zoo Tickets:

Adults(aged12-64):$13.50; Seniors(aged65+):$9.50; Children(aged3-11):$7.50; (under3, free)

The Brookfield Zoo Featured Exhibits:

Tropic World; Wolf Woods; Living Coast; Seven Seas; Fragile Kingdom;

About the Brookfield Zoo:

The Brookfield Zoo is located just 14 miles west of downtown Chicago. It’s home to a variety of animal species, and its use of natural barriers(屏障) and moats(壕沟) is so much more relaxing and enjoyable than watching a lion walking in a cage（笼子）.

For more information about the Brookfield Zoo, click here.

1.Where can you read this passage?

A. in a newspaper　　 B. in a magazine

C. in a textbook　　 D. on the Internet

2.Where is the entrance to the Brookfield Zoo?

A. At 31st Street.　　 B. At Ogden Avenue.

C. At First Avenue.　　 D. At the Eisenhower Station.

3.How much should a middle-aged couple and their 5-year-old twins pay if they visit the zoo?

A. $21　　 B. $28.5　　 C. $42　　 D. $46

4.What make(s) the Brookfield Zoo more attractive and enjoyable?

A. Its cheap tickets.　　 B. Its cage-less displays.

C. Its various activities.　　 D. Its worldwide reputation

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The world, in painter Chen Xiao’s eyes, is as colorful and sweet as ice cream.

At the opening of his latest exhibition, Colorful World in the Eyes of Sean Chen, at the National Museum of China recently, the artist told his story.

Chen left China for Australia in 1986 to seek artistic freedom, and like many new immigrants（移民）then, he had little money in his pocket. To make ends meet, he drew portraits of people in the street.

Every day, he saw people buy ice cream from a shop. Chen couldn’t help wondering: “It must taste great, that’s why so many people buy it.” But he didn’t buy one for himself because he had to save money to support his studies. After four months of painting there and watching people eat ice cream, Chen didn’t resist the temptation（诱惑）--- he bought an ice cream. “The first bite took me to heaven,” Chen recalls while laughing. “You know, as a poor young man in a new country, an ice cream was too expensive then.” Since then, he kept the taste of the ice cream in his heart and included the happy feelings in his paintings, which turn out to be colorful and sweet.

His current exhibition is part of his nationwide tour that began at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing in 2011. He plans to take his artworks to 24 cities around China by 2016. The exhibition at the National Art Museum of China will last until April 22. After the exhibition tour, he will sell his works through an auction（拍卖会）, and all the money will be donated to protection of the environment in China. “The natural environment of New Zealand has inspired my artwork and brought me enjoyment. I hope people in my home country can enjoy the same beautiful environment as I do,” says Chen, who has made New Zealand his home for the last 26 years.

1.Why did Chen Xiao leave China for Australia in 1986?

A. To have an exhibition.

B. To seek artistic freedom.

C. To visit his friends.

D. To earn money.

2. What did Chen Xiao do to make ends meet?

A. He sold ice cream in a shop.

B. He drew portraits of people.

C. He worked with some new immigrants.

D. He sought help from people in the street.

3. How will Chen Xiao sell his works after the exhibition tour?

A. By advertising them.　　　　　　 B. On the Internet.

C. Through an auction.　　　　　　 　 D. Through shops.

4. What inspired Chen Xiao’s artwork?

A. The natural environment of New Zealand.

B. His experiences as an immigrant.

C. The exhibition tour.

D. His home country.

5.Which word can best describe Chen Xiao’s paintings?

A. Simple.　　　 B. Interesting.

C. Lovely.　　　　 D. Colorful.

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In 1911, Madam Curie received a second Nobel Prize for her research, the first person in the world ______ two Nobel Prizes.

A. receiving         B. received       C. to receive        D. being received

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The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is feeling well, three months after his latest groundbreaking operation.

Jerame Hamon had his first transplanted face removed last year after signs of rejection following a treatment with an antibiotic (抗生素) during a cold.

The 43 year old remained in a hospital in Paris without a face for two months while a compatible donor was sought.

He said: “The first face I accepted immediately. This time it’s the same.”

Mr. Hamon suffers from neurofibromatosis (多发性神经纤维瘤), a genetic condition that spoiled his face severely.

His first transplant, in 2010, was a success, but he caught a common cold in 2015 and was given antibiotics. The drug was incompatible with the immunosuppressive (免疫制疫的) treatment he was having to prevent a rejection of the transplanted material.

The first signs of rejection came in 2016 and last November, the face, suffering from the death of most of cells, had to be removed.

Mr. Hamon lived without a face in a room at Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris without being able to see, speak or hear until January, when a face donor was found and the second transplant carried out.

To avoid further rejection, Mr. Hamon—dubbed “the man with three faces” by French media ―had special treatment to clean the blood prior to the transplant.

His new face remains smooth and motionless, and his skull, skin and features are yet to be fully matched. But he is positive about his recovery.

“If I hadn’t accepted this new face it would have been terrible. It’s a question of identity… But here we are, it’s good, it’s me,” he told AFP news agency from the hospital, where he is still recovering.

The hours-long operation was led by Prof Laurent Lantieri, a specialist in hand and face transplants who carried out Mr. Hamon’s initial surgery eight years ago.

“Today, we know that a double transplant is practicable, it’s no longer in the field of research,” he told Le Parisien newspaper.

Anaesthetist Bernard Cholley said: “Anyone who loses their face and then has to wait for a possible and imagined transplant for an unknown length of time—that’s something that nobody has ever had to go through here.”

“I’m amazed by the courage of a patient who has been able to get through such a different experience.”

The first face transplant was carried out in 2005 in northern France. Since then, some 40 operations have been performed around the world.

1.What is the meaning of the word “compatible” (underlined in Paragraph 3)?

A. accessible　　 B. adaptable　　 C. adjustable　　 D. acceptable

2.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. Mr. Hamon has fully recovered from his new operation

B. Prof Laurent Lantieri carried out two face surgeries on Mr. Hamon

C. Mr. Hamon is the first one in the world to receive a face transplant

D. Mr. Hamon received his second face transplant in 2016

3.What is the correct order of what happened to Mr. Hamon?

a. His first transplanted face had to be removed.

b. He was given antibiotics.

c. He suffers from neurofibromatosis.

d. He received the first transplant.

e. He caught a common cold.

A. cdeba　　 B. ebdca　　 C. cbdea　　 D. ecbda

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. A man with two faces　　 B. Prof Laurent Lantieri success stories

C. Successful Double Transplants　　 D. A groundbreaking operation

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Parkour (跑酷) is a new sport that is developing quickly in the world. The aim of parkour is to jump, climb or run over any all stair, or fence on your path easily. Usually, it is done in a city environment. Practicers take very wall or roof as their training place. If you have seen the beginning of the James Bond movie Casino Royale, then you have seen an excellent example of parkour.

David Belle, a young Frenchman, developed parkour in the 1990s. His father's experiences as a fireman as well as an acrobat(杂技演员)influenced him a lot. His childhood friend, Sebastien Foucan, is the actor in the movie Casino Royale with his parkour performance. Foucan is thought to have developed free-running, which is a more artistic and skillful type of parkour. David belle traveled to India and said one way he trained was by watching a physical one. The aim is to become so skillful, and it is almost unnecessary for you to think about the different actions in running through a path full of barriers(障碍物).

Parkour is not exactly a sport. It is not developed fro competition. It is more about learning to control mind and body in difficult situations. There are many basic movements in parkour. One example is where practicers swing through the narrow space between two bars while keeping their body level with the ground. This is called the underbar. Other movements are the tic-tac and the kong vault jump. Skillful practicers seem to get out of control of gravity.

The popularity has spread largely because of parkour videos and organizations on the Internet. And if you search on the Web, you will find parkour groups performing their skills near you.

1.The author wrote this text to _______

A．introduce a new sport parkour             B．show how parkour is popular in the world

C．Tell the history of parkour                 D．explain the basic movements in parkour

2.Who performed parkour in the movie Casino Royale?

A．David Belle.        B．James Bond.        C．Sebastien Foucan.   D．David Belle's father.

3.People learn about parkour mainly for ______.

A．the newspaper     B．the Internet        C．the radio          D．TV

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Children should not be allowed to do parkour.

B．Casino Royale is a movie introducing parkour

C．Most of the lovers of parkour are Internet users.

D．Parkour is a mental exercise as well as a physical one

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[1]A researcher who helped make crops grow in dry land areas received the World Food Prize last week. Daniel Hillel was recognized for his work in developing what is called “micro-irrigation" or “drip irrigation." It has made farming possible in places where there is little rainfall or water.

[2]Daniel Hillel's farm near his home in Israel shows his ideas at work. “Each tree row is fed by these plastic tubes that drip water at the base of the tree." Watering plants drop by drop has changed agriculture by reducing the amount of water needed to grow crops.

[3]Farmers now depend on drip irrigation in many areas, including vineyards in Spain, onion fields in Africa, and even farms in the United States. Farmers in California grow about fifty percent of the fruits and vegetables of the continental United States. And the reason that is possible is because of these drip and micro-irrigation techniques.

[4]Daniel Hillel was born in California. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Palestine, where her parents lived. The area eventually became part of the state of Israel. Daniel Hillel got his start in dry land farming as a settler in Israel's Negev Desert in the 1950s. “The issue was efficient use of water because land is available and extensive while Water is limited."

[5]Desert farmers were not able to push water through irrigation canals to their crops the way farmers have since ancient times. So Mr. Hillel and others gave plants just what they needed, just where they needed it. The idea was to apply the water little by little. The method worked so well that soon Mr. Hillel was traveling the world, showing others _____.

1.Why did Daniel Hillel win the World Food Prize?   ( no more than15 words)

_____________________________________________________________________

2.How did drip irrigation change agriculture? ( no more than12 words)

_____________________________________________________________________

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. ( no more than 5words)

_____________________________________________________________________

4.What’s the main idea of the text? ( no more than 12 words)

________________________________________

5.What does the underlined word “it” (Line3, Paragraph 1) probably refer to?

(no more than 3 words)

__________________________________________________________________

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

With the COVID-19 ______ quickly around the globe, the whole world are in a(n) ______ of shock.

A.gathering, condition B.spreading, state

C.to spread, approach D.to gather, style

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Nowadays, we live in a strict and judgmental world where people are quick to point out the faults of others yet seem to ignore their own ones. Some misguided souls believe they have a moral duty to help you be a better person telling you what a failure you really are.

If you're the one placing criticism upon others, please stop. Make a conscious decision, rather than focus on the negative aspect of a person's performance or attitudes, and you can offer helpful suggestions. If I'm painting a living room and making a mess in doing so, I'd have my husband say to me, “This is a tough job. Can I offer a suggestion that might make it easier for you?” rather than have him point out what a careless painter I am.

If you're on the receiving end of criticism, the “OK” response is a perfect solution. When someone comments negatively on a task you're doing, the natural response is to defend and attack.

However, this approach is rarely effective as it puts both parties on the defensive. It diffuses (扩散) a potentially explosive situation. It's important to keep calm and listen without feeling, to be an objective observer. There is much that one can learn from a negative review. You can ask yourself: Could I have done better, and been more thoughtful? Did I give 100% of myself to the task at hand? Is there any truth in what the other person says? If so, how can I improve?

In any event, one should remember the saying, “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.” One can learn to be “OK” with criticism and not allow it to negatively impact his or her relationship with the other party. Let it go and that will be “OK”.

1.According to the author, today's people　 　 .

A.ignore the mistakes of others

B.focus on how to handle mistakes

C.like to point out the mistakes of others

D.have a moral duty to point out others' faults

2.In Paragraph 2, the author uses the example to show 　 .

A.pointing out a fault needs a skill

B.It's hard to avoid making mistakes

C.we ought to accept others' criticism

D.praise is more important than criticism

3.What is the proper response to criticism in the author's opinion?

A.Paying no attention to it.

B.Learning something from it.

C.Making excuses for your mistakes.

D.Defending and attacking sometimes.

4.Why should you ask yourself some questions mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A.To comfort yourself.

B.To find out your potentials.

C.To make yourself become better.

D.To persuade yourself to admit your mistakes.

5.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A.Is criticism really necessary?

B.What can you learn from criticism?

C.What's the best way to voice criticism?

D.How to criticize and reply to criticism?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, we live in a strict and judgmental world where people are quick to point out the faults of others and yet seem to ignore their own ones. Some misguided souls believe they have a moral duty to help you be a better person telling you what a failure you really are.

If you’re the one placing criticism upon others, please stop. Make a conscious decision, rather than focus on the negative aspect of a person’s performance or attitudes, and you can offer helpful suggestions. If I’m painting a living room and making a mess in doing so, I’d have any husband say to me, “This is a tough job. Can I offer a suggestion that might make it easier for you?” rather than have him point out what a careless painter I am.

If you’re on the receiving end of criticism, the “OK” response is a perfect solution. When someone comments negatively on a task you’re doing, the natural response is to defend and attack. However, this approach is rarely effective as it puts both parties on the defensive. It diffuses a potentially explosive situation. It’s important to keep calm and listen without feeling, to be an objective observer. There is much that one can learn from a negative review. You can ask yourself: Could I have done better, and been more thoughtful? Did I give 100% of myself to the task at hand? Is there any truth in what the other person says? If so, how can I improve?

In any event, one should remember the saying, “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning(指责) and you will not be condemned.” One can learn to be “OK” with criticism and not allow it to negatively impact his or her relationship with the other party. Let it go and that will be “OK”.

1.According to the author, today’s people_____.

A.ignore the mistakes of others

B.focus on how to handle mistakes

C.like to point out the mistakes of others

D.have a moral duty to point out others’ faults

2.In Paragraph 2, the author uses the example to show_____.

A.praise is more important than criticism

B.it’s hard to avoid making mistakes

C.we ought to accept others’ criticism

D.pointing out a fault needs a skill

3.What is the proper response to criticism in the author’s opinion?

A.Paying no attention to it

B.Learning something from it.

C.Making excuses for your mistakes.

D.Defending and attacking sometimes .

4.Which of the following best explains “diffuses” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A.spreads B.improves

C.reduces D.conveys

5.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A.Is criticism really necessary?

B.What can you learn from criticism?

C.What’s the best way to voice criticism?

D.How to criticize and reply to criticism?

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析