Programs from the Pierson LibraryDinoman Visi...

Programs from the Pierson Library

Dinoman Visits Today: The Shelburne Town Gym will be filled by huge dinosaurs at 1:00 pm. Learn about these animals that once walked on the earth during a visit by Dinoman on Thursday, July 5.

Book Discussion: The book group for men meets at La Villa at 7:30 pm on July 5 to discuss Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. Join Andrew Everett for reading and discussing the book as well as enjoying cookies and drinks.

Family Tree Help： Volunteer John Kelley is in the library on Wednesday afternoons.

Have John help you learn how to find out your family trees using the library.

Summer Study Program: Kids need to keep a reading record to keep track of the number of pages read through August 16 at 8:00 pm. The student with the highest page count will take home a$50 gift card for the Flying Pig Bookstore.

Musical Story Time: Get ready for a guitar concert at 10:30 am on July 7. Music teacher Sue Rule leads a morning of music and stories with the guitar concert. For ages 3 and up. Guitars are provided.

Special Programs：Some special programs include Field Days at 1:00 pm on August 12 and the Teddy Bear Picnic at 10:30 am on August 14. The library is also preparing for its move to the Shelburne Field House on Athletic Drive on August 16 ahead of the library rebuilding project. The library will be closed during the move.

1.What can visitors do in Dinoman Visits Today?

A.Learn about dinosaurs.

B.Watch modern animals.

C.Find out their family trees.

D.Visit a writer named Jennifer Egan.

2.What do we know about Special Programs

A.They include a guitar concert.

B.They will take place in August.

C.They include a course on buildings.

D.They will take place after the library rebuilding project.

3.Which programs are related to reading?

A.Family Tree Help and Musical Story Time.

B.Dinoman Visits Today and Book Discussion.

C.Book Discussion and Summer Study Program.

D.Summer Study Program and Musical Story Time.

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Starting from April, 2010, you won’t be hearing the word “NBA” on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport host will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA – National Basketball Association. You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations (缩略词) on CCTV’s Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product), or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.

CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity” of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.

Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People’s Daily, is one of the people who suggested the change. “Firstly, using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law,” he said. “Then, using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand English. What’s worse, it will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”

A lot of netizens have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.

“I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names,” a netizen wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another netizen wrote jokingly: “I’m not listening to my MP3 now. I’m listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (动态影像专家压缩标准音频第三层面).”

1.What does the underlined word “purity” in the second paragraph mean?

A. 纯正                       B. 高贵                       C. 时髦                       D. 潮流

2.How many reasons did Fu Zhenguo list to show his support for the change?

A. 1                             B. 2                             C. 3                             D. 4

3.Some netizens went against the change because_______________.

A. the application of abbreviations will make Chinese popular.

B. the application of abbreviations will attract the youth.

C. the application of abbreviations will not simplify the understanding.

D. the application of abbreviations will not bring Chinese to an end.

4.What can be the full name of CCTV mentioned in the text?

A. Close Closet Top Video                                 B. China Central Television

C. China Common Time Voice                           D. Closed-Circuit Television

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Starting from April, 2010, you won’t be hearing the word “NBA” on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport host will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA – National Basketball Association. You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations (缩略词) on CCTV’s Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product), or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.

CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity” of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.

Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People’s Daily, is one of the people who suggested the change. “Firstly, using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law,” he said. “Then, using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand English. What’s worse, it will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”

A lot of netizens have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.

“I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names,” a netizen wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another netizen wrote jokingly: “I’m not listening to my MP3 now. I’m listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (动态影像专家压缩标准音频第三层面).”

1.What does the underlined word “purity” in the second paragraph mean?

A. 纯正                        B. 高贵                       C. 时髦                       D. 潮流

2.How many reasons did Fu Zhenguo list to show his support for the change?

A. 1                             B. 2                             C. 3                             D. 4

3.Some netizens went against the change because_______________.

A. the application of abbreviations will make Chinese popular.

B. the application of abbreviations will attract the youth.

C. the application of abbreviations will not simplify the understanding.

D. the application of abbreviations will not bring Chinese to an end.

4.What can be the full name of CCTV mentioned in the text?

A. Close Closet Top Video                                 B. China Central Television

C. China Common Time Voice                           D. Closed-Circuit Television

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music.

The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. Music is now heard everywhere, in shops, on buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.

Now, here comes the music today. I shall explain why they are all good music...

1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. Some knowledge about music.

B. The origin of music.

C. Something about the announcer.

D. Some questions about music.

2.Which of the following is not the purpose of this music program?

A. To study the language of music.

B. To learn more about music.

C. To find out how music expresses people’s feelings.

D. To tell us we should listen to music every day.

3.What does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?

A. It is important to almost everyone.

B. It is necessary for the young.

C. It plays a great role when we are children.

D. It decides our future.

4.The text will continue to talk about some ________.

A. old and unpopular music

B. nice and popular music

C. songs sung by the young today

D. reasons why some composers（作曲家） play such music

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The English in the future will be quite different from the English of today. It is possible that some English words may even ________ completely.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Can't we just live today, ____ the worries of tomorrow or the regrets of the rest?

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Heart disease is one of the major killers in the world today. Many who suffer from it must have heart transplants (移植). However, it’s difficult to get a suitable heart donation, and even if a patient survives the wait, his or her body often rejects (排斥) the heart.

But there is now new hope for sufferers of heart disease. According to a study published in the journal Advanced Science, researchers from Israel’s Tel Aviv University printed a 3D human heart on April 15.

“This is the first time anyone anywhere has successfully engineered and printed an entire heart,” professor Tal Dvir told CNN.

Unlike the previous 3D-printed heart structure, the new heart is complete with cells, blood vessels (血管), chambers (心室) and other structures a heart needs to function normally. But scientists still have more to figure out before the 3D-printed heart can be fitted into the body. For one thing, the experimental heart is only the size of a thumb (拇指). And, although it can contract (收缩) like a muscle, it cannot pump out blood like a real one. At present, the heart prototype (样品) is like a tiny airplane that has all of the right parts, but can’t fly.

However, the development is still regarded as a major breakthrough in medicine.

In the experiment, the researchers turned human fat tissue (脂肪组织) into human heart tissue with stem cell (干细胞) technology. The tissue was then turned into “bio-ink” for a 3D printer to ensure that tissue in the heart came from the patients themselves. So ideally, if it were to be placed in the body of someone in need of a transplant, there would be less risk of organ rejection.

“Patients will no longer have to wait for transplants or take medications to prevent their rejection,” researchers told USA Today. “Instead, the needed heart will be printed, fully personalized (个性化的) for every patient.”

But the scientists think that 3D printing can be used to create other human organs. They foresee a time when the 3D printing of organs will be an everyday medical practice.

“Maybe, in 10 years, there will be organ printers in the finest hospitals around the world and these procedures will be conducted routinely,” Dvir said.

1.Why is the 3D-printed heart important?

A.It will be used on a patient.

B.It is the first 3D-printed heart.

C.It will replace a heart donation.

D.It has a complete heart structure.

2.What problem do 3D-printed hearts have?

A.They cost too much. B.They are too small.

C.They can’t contract. D.They are hard to produce.

3.Why would there be less risk of organ rejection with the 3D-printed heart?

A.It would be made with stem cell technology.

B.It would be made from human fat tissue.

C.It would come from a patient’s body.

D.It would be printed according to the patient’s condition.

4.What attitude does Tal Dvir hold toward the future of 3D printing of organs?

A.Confident. B.Doubtful.

C.Worried. D.Confused.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Today, athletes from around the world can take part in the Olympics ______ languages they speak.

A. no matter that                 B. whatever                  C. no matter how          D. no matter

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The timetable says the train from Harbin _____ at 19:26, but today ________ one hour late because of the bad weather. So we have to wait another one hour.

A. arrives; it’s arriving　　　　　　　　　 B. arrives; it has arrived

C. arrived; it has arrived　　　　　　　　　 D. arrived; it’s arriving

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Today's personal computers are very different from the huge machines that were born during World War II-and the difference isn't only in their size. By the 1970s, these early PCs could not perform many of the tasks that today's computers can. Users could only do mathematical calculations(数学计算) and play simple games. Today PCs are used in many different kinds of ways. At home and at work, we use our PCs to do almost everything. It is nearly impossible to imagine modern life without them.

The earliest computers were not "personal" in any way: They were large and expensive, and they required a team of engineers and other experts to keep them running. One of the first and most famous of these, the Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyzer and Computer (ENIAC),　 was built at the University of Pennsylvania. ENIAC cost ﹩500, 000, weighed 30 tons and took up nearly 2, 000 square feet of floor space.

ENIAC and other early computers proved that the machines were worth so much money, space and manpower they needed. For example, ENIAC could solve in 30 seconds a problem that could take a team of human "computers" 12 hours to complete. At the same time, new technologies were making it possible to build smaller computers.

But one of the most important of the inventions that make way for the PC revolution was the microprocessor(微处理器). Microprocessors were the size of a nail. They could run the computer's programs, remember information and manage data(数据) all by themselves.

These new ideas made it cheaper and easier to produce computers than ever before. As a result, the smaller, cheaper "microcomputer"-soon known as the "personal computer"-was born. Today, portable computers, smart phones and ipads allow us to have a PC with us wherever we go.

1.What's mainly talked about in the first paragraph? ______

A.An even more relaxing lifestyle without PCs.

B.PCs can be made full use of to do everything.

C.Differences between modern and early PCs.

D.The difficult situation of PCs being born.

2.What do we know about the earliest computers? ______

A.It was easy to control them. B.They took up too much room.

C.Nobody could afford one. D.They were built by universities.

3.Why does the writer take ENIAC for example? ______

A.To predict high technology will make computers smaller.

B.To show computers are really smarter than human beings.

C.To explain why computers could deal with any problem.

D.To prove spending money on early computers was meaningful.

4.Which of the following makes the biggest contribution to microcomputers? ______

A.Microprocessors. B.Programs. C.Money. D.Imagination.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析