Did you know that badminton is also a fast-pa...

Did you know that badminton is also a fast-paced competitive sport? Badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport since 1992. Para-badminton will be included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Here is what you need to know if your child is interested in badminton.

Badminton is played on a 44-foot-long rectangular (矩形的) court that is 17 feet wide for singles and 20 feet wide for doubles. It is the only sport that has mixed doubles events in the Olympic Games. It is divided in the middle by a net placed 5 feet off the ground, like volleyball, not at ground level like tennis.

In competition, each match is a set of three games played to 21 points. There is a one-minute break when a player or team reaches 11 points, and a two-minute break in between the first and second games and the second and third games.

Age kids can start: About 6 years old.

Best for kids who: Have good skills, are patient and hardworking, and can handle the pressure of one-on-one or two-on-two competition.

Team or individual: Matches can be singles (one-on-one) or doubles (two-on-two).

Costs: Beginners are expected to pay $30 to $40 for an entry-level racquet (球拍). Badminton shoes are similar in price to other athletic shoes. Join a club or team for lessons. A one-hour group lesson for beginners should cost $20 to $25, with costs increasing as your child moves up the ranks. You will also pay entry fees for competitions.

Time commitment required: Beginners will play for just an hour or two per week.

Potential for injury: Players have a very low risk of injury. Players who wear glasses should use eye protection.

1.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.badminton is a fast-paced competitive sport which began in 1992

B.badminton has mixed doubles events in the Olympic Games

C.the court for singles has the same width as that for doubles

D.para-badminton has been included in the Summer Olympic Games

2.How many minutes in all will a player have for a rest in a set of three games?

A.2. B.3.

C.5. D.7.

3.According to the passage, for the beginners, they should ________.

A.wear glasses to protect their eyes

B.start to learn badminton at the age of 8

C.play for at least an hour or two every day

D.pay at least $20 for a one-hour group lesson

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Did you know that badminton is also a fast-paced competitive sport? Badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport since 1992. Para-badminton will be included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Here’s what you need to know if your child is interested in badminton.

Badminton is played on a 44-foot-long rectangular (矩形的) court that is 17 feet wide for singles and 20 feet wide for doubles. It is divided in the middle by a net placed 5 feet off the ground, like volleyball, not at ground level like tennis.

In competition, each match is a set of three games played to 21 points. There is a one-minute break when a player or team reaches 11 points, and a two-minute break in between the first and second games and the second and third games.

Age kids can start: About 6 years old.

Best for kids who: Have good skills, are patient and hardworking, and can handle the pressure of one-on-one or two-on-two competition.

Team or individual: Matches can be singles (one-on-one) or doubles (two-on-two).

Fun fact: Badminton is the only sport that has mixed doubles event in the Olympic Games.

Costs: Beginners are expected to pay $30 to $40 for an entry-level racquet (球拍). Badminton shoes are similar in price to other athletic shoes. Join a club or team for lessons. A one-hour group lesson for beginners should cost $20 to $25, with costs increasing as your child moves up the ranks. You will also pay entry fees for competitions.

Time commitment required: Beginners will play for just an hour or two per week.

Potential for injury: Players have a very low risk of injury. Players who wear glasses should use eye protection.

1.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. badminton is a fast-paced competitive sport which began in 1992

B. the court for singles has the same width as that for doubles

C. badminton has mixed doubles event in the Olympic Games

D. para-badminton has been included in the Summer Olympic Games

2.How many minutes in all will a player have for a rest in a set of three games?

A. 2.　　 B. 3.

C. 7.　　 D. 11.

3.According to the passage, for the beginners, they should ________.

A. wear glasses to protect their eyes

B. start to learn badminton at the age of 8

C. play for at least an hour or two every day

D. pay at least $20 for a one-hour group lesson

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The 23rd April is World Book Day, but do you know that it is also Shakespeare Day? Everybody has heard of Shakespeare, but do you know how many plays he wrote?

Shakespeare's plays have three kinds: tragedies , comedies and histories, His most famous play is the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, which deals with two young lovers who are not allowed to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth.

Shakespeare's comedies include Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about unclear identities. Two twins are shipwrecked(遭海难）and the sister, Viola, dresses up as her brother, Sebastian, who she thinks is dead. It's funny, because the brother reappears and there's a big love problem going on: Viola is in love with the Duke, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Sebastian except that she doesn't realize that Sebastian is actually Viola dressed up! Everybody falls in love with the wrong person, but it is all made right in the end.

The history plays, such as Antony and Cleopatra, Richard Ⅲ and Henry V are based on the lives of real historical people. In Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra becomes Antony's girlfriend and Antony becomes so crazy about her that he loses controlof the army. Cleopatra kills herself in the end and Antony kills himself too.

Shakespeare's plays can be very difficult sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy, so they almost always include a lighter subplot with characters who are not so important. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot.

1.Which of the following plays is best-known to people?

A. Twelfth Night.　　 B. Romeo and Juliet.

C. Antony and Cleopatra.　　 D. Much Ado About Nothing.

2.Which is a comedy character according to the text?

A. Othello.　　 B. Hamlet.　　 C. Antony.　　 D. Sebastian.

3.What can we know about Shakespeare's history plays?

A. There are only three famous history plays.

B. They are developed from real historical events.

C. They are more difficult than tragedies and comedies.

D. Real historical people can be found in every history play.

4.What is the purpose of the subplot in Shakespeare's plays?

A. To relax the audience and make them follow the main theme

B. To make the difficult plot of the plays simple

C. To help the audience understand the plays.

D. To lead the development of the main plot.

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You may use banknotes every day. But did you know that there is a lot of science behind the money? 1.

Australia was the first country to use polymer(聚合物）banknotes in 1988. 2.

They can stop water from making them wet. They are also cleaner because bacteria don’t grow easily on them.

Now, the Australians have improved their banknotes again by creating a new 5-dollar note. The new one has a clear window in the middle in which there are pictures of an Australian bird and a building. 3.

Tilt (倾斜）the note a little and you will see the bird flapping its wings as if trying to fly away. Turn the note from side to side and you will notice the building come to life and spin. While these features are impressive and entertaining, that was not the reason why the Australian Government spent ten years perfecting them. Their primary purpose was to make it impossible to fake a banknote.

4. The new $ 5 bill now has a raised bump alongside the two long edges, enabling the blind or those with limited vision, to quickly determine its value.

The Australian government will give the new 10-dollar note the same features in a year’s time. 5.

A. Note makers still have a long way to go.

B. Other notes will have them in the future.

C. The magic of the new features lies in them.

D. They have many advantages over paper notes.

E. The new Australian 5-dollar note is a good example.

F. The new note is also the first touchable Australian banknote.

G. Their material and pattern set them apart from ordinary banknotes.

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Did you know that sixty percent of your body weight is water? However, a loss of only two percent of this water through dehydration (脱水) during exercise can significantly affect your performance. The more you sweat, the more your exercise performance declines, unless you drink enough to replace your loss of fluids (液体).

When you lose too much water, you can overheat quite easily, especially in a warm environment. But this is not the only problem you may face. Dehydration leads to your heart pumping much faster, which means exercise becomes more difficult and requires more effort. Despite these problems, however, many of us simply do not take enough fluids in when we head for the gym or set out on a run.

So why is this? How do we manage to lose so much water without simply drinking more to replace it? Well, it’s easier than you think. When we are at rest, we quickly become aware that we are thirsty and will put that right by having a drink. When we exercise, on the other hand, our thirst mechanism (结构) does not work as effectively, so we don’t notice early enough that we are actually thirsty. In fact, we only start to fed thirsty when we have already lost around two percent of our body weight.

Another problem is that, the more dehydration we become during exercise, the more difficult it is to prevent further dehydration-because our stomachs become intolerant (不能容忍的) to fluids and we do not absorb water properly, just when we need it most.

The key thing about fluids and exercise is to manage your intake properly-regular small amounts are preferable, and some should be drunk before the period of exercise begins. You also need to match your intake to the sort of exercise you are doing. For example, for one hour of exercise, such as taking part in a 10 km run, you need to drink about two extra litres of water. For longer periods of exercise, sports drinks are recommended.

1.We know from the text that during exercise, dehydration 　　　　 .

A. can be easily avoided.

B. will lead to poor performance.

C. can cause many health problems.

D. will be controlled whenever we drink again.

2.Why do people suffer from dehydration easily during exercise?

A. Their thirst mechanism stops working.

B. Their focus is on the exercise.

C. Their thirst response is slow.

D. Their stomachs are full.

3.When exercising, you are advised to 　　　　 .

A. have regular breaks.

B. drink water properly.

C. drink sports water in advance.

D. have at least two liters of water.

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

A. Keep fit　　 B. Say no to sports!

C. Time to get drinking!　　 D. Ways to avoid dehydration

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Did you know that sixty percent of your body weight is water？However，a loss of only two percent of this water through dehydration(脱水) during exercise can significantly affect your performance. The more you sweat，the more your exercise performance declines，unless you drink enough to replace your loss of fluids.

When you lose too much water，you can overheat quite easily，especially in a warm environment. But this is not the only problem you may be faced with. Dehydration leads to your heart pumping much faster，which means exercise becomes more difficult and requires more effort. Despite these problems，however，many of us simply do not take enough fluids in when we head for the gym or set out on a run.

So why is this? How do we manage to lose so much water without simply drinking more to replace it？Well，it is easier than you think. When we are at rest，we quickly become aware that we are thirsty and will put that right by having a drink. When we exercise，on the other hand，our thirst mechanism(结构) does not work as effectively，so we don't notice early enough that we are actually thirsty. In fact，we only start to feel thirsty when we have already lost around two percent of our body weight.

Another problem is that，the more dehydrated we become during exercise，the more difficult it is to prevent further dehydration—because our stomachs become intolerant to fluids and we do not absorb water properly，just when we need it most.

The key thing about fluids and exercise is to manage your intake properly—regular small amounts are better，and some should be drunk before the period of exercise begins. You also need to match your intake to the sort of exercise you are doing. For instance，for one hour of exercise，such as taking part in a 10 km run，you need to drink about two extra liters of water. For longer periods of exercise，sports drinks are recommended.

1.We know from the text that during exercise，dehydration________.

A. can be easily avoided

B. will lead to poor performance

C. can cause many health problems

D. will be controlled whenever we drink again

2.Why do people suffer from dehydration easily during exercise?

A. Their thirst mechanism stops working.

B. Their focus is on the exercise.

C. Their thirst response is slow.

D. Their stomachs are full.

3.When exercising，you are advised to________.

A. have regular breaks

B. drink water accordingly

C. drink sports water in advance

D. have at least two liters of water

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

A. Keep fit

B. Say no to sports!

C. Time to get drinking!

D. Ways to avoid dehydration

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Did you predict that many students ______ up for the dance competition?

A. would sign           B. signed              C. have signed          D. had signed

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Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

1.In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

3.If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.

4.In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.

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Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

1.In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

3.If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.

4.In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

You may know all about vitamin C，but do you know why vitamin D is also important to your body?Experts from the Children's Hospital in Boston，US，have said that some teens don't get enough of this important nutrient.

Vitamin D can help bones and muscles grow strong and healthy.If a person is short of vitamin D，he or she may have problems like rickets(佝偻病)and osteoporosis．Rickets is mainly found in children.Osteoporosis，the thinning of bone，is a common problem as people get older.

Studies in these years have found that vitamin D may also have other uses.If someone is short of vitamin D, he may have heart problems or die from some cancers.

The easiest way to get vitamin D is from sunlight.But many people worry about getting skin cancer and skin damage from the sun.Also, even skin color has an influence.Darker skinned people get less vitamin D than lighter skinned people.Older people get less vitamin D than younger people.You can also get it from foods.Some food such as cheese and egg yolks (蛋黄) have some vitamin D．But most of vitamin D in the American diet comes from food like milk with the vitamin added.

Now more doctors are testing for vitamin D in their patients.But some doctors worry that if people take too much vitamin D, it might be bad for their body.At the same time, skin doctors tell people to be careful with sunlight.

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