Unemployment is rising and prices are increas...

Unemployment is rising and prices are increasing; 　　　　　 , the economy is in trouble.

A．in terms of　　 B．in a nutshell

C．as a result of　　 D．at a time

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Prices are always rising these days. Up to now, the petrol price _______ 20%.

A．increased by                           B．increased to

C．has increased to                        D．has increased by

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“The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，combined with the rising cost of tuition，it’s killing these students，”said Peter Jason，a college professor. “Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one part-time job. In fact，one of my students has three jobs. And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time. ”

Textbook prices are traditionally high. Adding to that problem, many college teachers change textbooks year after year; they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook. This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook，that book has no resale value.

Dr. Jason decided to make reading a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. “Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs，lots of color photographs and pictures. I talked to my students，and many of them，like me，prefer to keep things simple! So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook. Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price. That is，$30 instead of $90.　 When I wrote a second edition last year，students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7. 00，they had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students. Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it. ”

1.What did Dr. Jason say about students at college?

A.They are short of money.

B.They need better textbooks.

C.They should do part-time jobs.

D.They are trying to get high scores.

2.What did Dr. Jason decide to do to help the students?

A.To choose cheaper textbooks.

B.To write a textbook himself.

C.To speak to his students.

D.To use old textbooks.

3.How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost?

A.About 7 dollars. B.About 30 dollars.

C.About 37 dollars. D.About 90 dollars.

4.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A.Dr. Jason’s textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures.

B.More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks.

C.Dr. Jason teaches public speaking at a college.

D.Dr. Jason’s textbook is not well received.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What happens to the youth unemployment in rich countries?

A. It is rising.　　 B. It is coming down.　　 C. It stays the same.

2.What is the youth unemployment rate in Brazil now?

A. 14％.　　 B. 16％.　　 C. 11.1％.

3.Where does the highest rate of youth unemployment for women lie?

A. In the Middle East and North Africa.

B. In the Middle East and Asia.

C. In the Middle East and Europe.

4.What may be the reason for youth unemployment?

A. Financial problem.　　 B. World wars.　　 C. More strikes.

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One side effect of globalization and the related phenomenon of greatly increased mobility is that the traditional definition of “foreigner” has passed its sell-by date.

Is a European who has lived in China longer than in his home country, becoming fluent in the language and culture in the process, still a foreigner in China, or has he become more of a foreigner in his own home town? What about a Beijinger who did her schooling in Canada and then lived and worked in mainstream society there for another 20 years while raising a family, who has no intention of returning to China? Does she think and act like a foreigner? What do we mean by this label(标签)?

When I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, the faces you would see during a walk through a local shopping mall back in the 1960s and 1970s included almost none of Asian descent. Today the same malls are full of Asian faces, and a glance at the ranks of top scoring students in local schools reveals lots of Asian surnames.

To some extent, this is no great surprise in the American context, because America is a land of immigrants, and a cultural melting pot. Apart from the native American Indians, Americans are (or were), in some way, all foreigners anyway. Absorbing a large number of immigrants is an established pattern in American history.

In most places, the traditional foreigners were people who didn’t speak or read the local languages well, were unfamiliar with local customs and lifestyles, often engaged in relatively third-class work, and certainly not the type of people you would want your sons or daughters to marry. But, nowadays, a foreigner down the street may have better SAT scores than you did, or higher degree from a better university. He might also be your son’s or daughter’s next employer.

The traditional role models are getting mixed up, and it looks like this is just the beginning of a new chapter. Today, the whole thing has totally changed. It’s not about where people are from or what color their skins are. It’s about who they are, what values and skills they bring, and how they think.

1.By mentioning a European and a Beijinger, the author tends to tell us ____.

A. it’s no longer proper to define foreigners according to their birthplaces

B. the label of foreigners can never be removed

C. most foreigners can do well in learning languages

D. it’s impossible for a foreigner to get recognition abroad

2.What can be inferred from the 3rd paragraph?

A. In 1960s and 1970s, Asians didn’t shop in Chicago.

B. Today, more and more Asian travelers like to shop in Chicago.

C. There are more Asian immigrants today than in the 1960s and 1970s in Chicago.

D. Most Asian students do well academically in the schools in Chicago.

3.The underlined part in paragraph 1 has the closest meaning to____.

A. the term “foreigner” should be redefined

B. the term “foreigner” should no longer be used

C. there are no more foreigners in the world today

D. the term “foreigner” is not proper to define people

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Globalization and mobility caused more and more immigrants.

B. The standards of defining “foreigner” have thoroughly changed.

C. America is a cultural melting pot.

D. Immigration is a global social phenomenon.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

While prices of houses are rising so fast, many people are working out ways to 　　 their expenses.

A. settle down        B. put up         　　 C. turn to         　　 D. cut down

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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More Australians are overweight or obese than ever before, and the number is steadily increasing. Around 64 percent of men and 47 percent of women are carrying too much body fat. This means that the chances of obesity-related disorders, such as coronary heart disease(冠心病) and diabetes(糖尿病), is also on the rise. The popularity of crash dieting has caused many misunderstandings about weight loss. Most of these misunderstandings cause unhealthy weight loss behaviors.

A recent research of deaths in the United States from their National Health Nutrition Examination Survey suggests that being overweight may not increase your risk of dying. This finding is contrary to the past research that they thought the numbers of premature death(早死) linked to weight in the year 2000. The findings were that underweight and seriously obese people have an increased chance of dying compared with normal weight people. Interestingly, however, being overweight is related to a slightly lower chance of dying for your age. The effect of obesity on death rate may have reduced over time, perhaps because of improvements in public health and medical care. The authors say that body weight may not be such an important risk factor for premature death and that fitness, while smoking and too much fat in your diet may be more important.

65. If a person carries much fat, he or she _______________ .

A.knows how to keep healthy better than those who don’t

B.should lose weight as soon as possible to keep healthy

C.will surely suffer from both coronary heart disease and diabetes

D.might suffer from some diseases related to obesity

66. The underlined phrase “is contrary to” in the second paragraph probably means ___________.

A. agrees with                                           B. disagrees with

C. proves                                                 D. combines

67. According to the recent research of deaths in America, ______________ .

A.underweight people will live longer than those overweight people

B.dying at an early age is connected with overweight

C.being overweight doesn’t necessary lead to premature deaths

D.being overweight is healthier than normal people

68. We can infer from the text that _____________ .

A.the writer wants to persuade people not to lose weight

B.misunderstandings about weight loss are more serious than ever

C.much progress has been made in public medical condition

D.the cause of premature deaths is heavy smoking

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1.I ’d　 hold on　 ________　 that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment.

2.I was told that there were about 50 foreign students studying Chinese in the school，most of ________ were from Germany.

3.I do believe________ equality of opportunity.

4.My teaching style is similar________ that of most other teachers.

5.All the students were ________favor of　 my idea that we should go for a picnic the next week.

6.________ all my homework unfinished，I am not allowed to go online to play games.

7.I’ll let you borrow it ___________condition that you lend me your bicycle in return.

8.Many famous people set______ their own My Space Page where they could respond to their fans.

9.Do you suffer _________ headaches？

10.They are trying to Increase profits _______ 10 percent.

高一英语完成句子中等难度题查看答案及解析

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture(家具) for our living room.” Says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to afford it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people _______.

2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _____

3. When the writer says Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ____

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture (家具) for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people _______.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. take DIY courses run by the government

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.

A. run a DIY shop

B. make it repair things

C. save time and money

D. improve the quality of life

3.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time at home, he means Jim _______.

A. makes shoes in his home

B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

4.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.

A. his car repairs cost too much

B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. he could not possibly do two jobs

D. he had to raise the children all by himself

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. The Joy of DIY.

B. You Can Do It too!

C. Welcome to Our DIY course!

D. Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY.

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