In a world where architecture, food, language...

In a world where architecture, food, language, fashion and commerce are increasingly globalized, a city's native animals and plants can be a kind of　　 .

A.property B.identity C.quality D.dignity

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. It is the same with music, whether you listen to it on the radio on your drive to work or sit before an orchestra. Both language and music play a huge role in our culture. 1.

Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. In the same way, we use notes to keep a record of music. Just as you are reading this collection of letters on the screen and find meaning in it, musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music which we can hear.2. By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. I can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of year ago, which is really quite exciting.

3. You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation.4. Even if you don’t like Britpop melodies, you may love the energy of Latin American salsa music.

Both share emotion. How do you know that I am angry? Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words.5. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. In contrast, you have probably also listened to sad music when you were feeling down. I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics.

A. Both vary with culture.

B. Here are some of their similarities.

C. They have some distinguishing characteristics.

D. So just as you read English, you can read music.

E. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy.

F. This also means that there is something for everyone!

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

In our fast world of phones, fax machines and computers, the old-fashioned art of letter writing is at risk of disappearing altogether. 1. There is the excitement of its arrival, the pleasure of seeing who it is from and, finally, the enjoyment of the contents.

Letter writing has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. It probably began with the little notes I would write to my mother. My mother, also, always insisted I write my own thank-you letters for Christmas and birthday presents. 2..

When I left home at 18 to train as a doctor in London, I would write once a week, and so would my mother. Occasionally my father would write and it was always a joy to receive his long, amusing letters. 3. Of course, we also made phone calls but it is the letters that I remember most.

There were also letters from my boyfriend. In our youth he had to work or study away at some time and we were only able to stay in touch by letter. 4. I found that I could often express myself more easily in writing than by talking.

I love the letters that come with birthday or Christmas cards. Notes are appreciated, but how much better to have a year’s supply of news! And it’s better still when it’s an airmail envelope with beautiful stamps.

5. Like my mother before me, I insist they write their own thank-you letters. My daughter writes to me little letters, just as I did to my mother. I strongly urge readers not to allow letter writing to become another “lost art”.

A.Poor handwriting can spoil (破坏) your enjoyment of a letter.

B.I am pleased that my children are carrying on the tradition.

C.We had been writing to each other for a long time but never met.

D.It didn’t matter how short or untidy they were as long as they were letters.

E.But instead of harming the relationship, letter writing seemed to improve them.

F.Yet, to me, receiving a letter cannot be matched by any form of communication.

G.The letters from him contained just everyday events concerning my parents and their friends.

高三英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析

A large variety of languages exist in the world. Every language has 　 1.　 own special words and expressions. And a story can be told about each of them.

Hot is a simple, 2.　　 (easy) understood word. So are most of the 　　 3.　　 (express) made with the word hot.　 4.　 not always, as we shall see. The words hot and potato, for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato.

The potato is a popular vegetable in the United States. Many people like 5.　 (bake) potatoes, cooked in an oven or fire. Imagine trying to carry a hot potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so.

Now we are getting close to the meaning of hot potato. Some publicly disputed （广泛争议的 ）issues are highly sensitive. The issues must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if 　 6.　　 elected official has to deal with them. They will be as difficult and painful 　　 7.　　 holding a hot potato.

One such hot potato is taxes. Calling for 　　 8.　　 (high) taxes can mean defeat for a politician. And yet, 　　 9.　　 taxes are not raised, some very popular government programs could be cut. And that also can make a politician very unpopular. So the questions must　　 10.　　 (deal) with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato.

高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

In many countries in the world, public money is mostly used for preserving Architectural heritage in different ways. In my opinion, these funds are being spent effectively by this way. Old buildings such as historical buildings should be protected and turned into wonderful places for learning and visiting so that we can gain appropriate benefits from them.

Personally speaking, using public funds for architectural heritage preservation is accurate as the society can take numerous advantages from this. First of all, these historical buildings, palaces, shrines (神殿), ... are striking evidences for past lives and buildings. For example, before cameras were invented, there was no way to show how a life of a king was during his age. However, with his castle and exhibits, researchers can build up assumptions. The second considerable benefit of preserving architectural heritage is for tourism. In my country, every year, Hue welcomes thousands of visitors to its ancient capital, which contributes greatly to the province’ s income.

Among distinct types of old buildings, I suggest preserving historical one as a studying and attraction spot. This is because, along with tourism purpose, old houses and palaces surviving throughout time, witnessing the country's important events are huge material for both students and researchers. Schools can use them for practical history lessons, which help children to learn more effectively.

To sum up, spending public money for protecting architectural heritages is a brilliant choice of most governments in the world. Besides, I think we should concern more about preserving historical buildings, turn them into visiting and learning areas in order to get the best out of them.

1.What is the author's attitude to using most public money to preserve architectural heritage?

A. Doubtful.　　 B. Favorable.

C. Disapproving.　　 D. Unclear.

2.What is the advantage of using public funds to protect architectural heritage?

A. Making money.　　 B. Gaining inspiration.

C. Preparing for future.　　 D. Improving the environment.

3.Why do schools use historical buildings?

A. Their materials are unique.

B. Students have an urgent demand.

C. They help increase students' knowledge.

D. They do good to students' communication skills.

4.What's the best title for the text?

A. Ways of Architectural Heritage Protection.

B. Architectural Heritage Is a Treasure of Society.

C. Architectural Heritage Protection -- a Wise Choice.

D. Views on Using Public Money for Architectural Heritage.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There are around 6,000 living languages in the world—and at least half of these are in danger. In every part of the world, languages are disappearing. In fact, one scientist has said that languages are in more danger of extinction than birds or animals. Professor Steve Sutherland of the University of East Anglia says that in the past 500 years 4.5 percent of languages have died out—compared with 1.3 percent of birds, and 1.9 percent of mammals.

Languages come and go, and thousands have done exactly that without leaving any trace(痕迹). Only a very few—Basque, Greek and Latin among them—have lasted more than 2000 years. But it seems that the pace of their disappearance is becoming quicker.

The Ethnologue, a database of all the languages spoken in the world, states that 417 languages are spoken by so few people that they are in the final stages of becoming extinct. If very few people speak a language, it will probably die out.

Languages may be lost through migration, as people move from small towns to city centers, or when environments are destroyed by the search for oil or wood. Natural disasters can also devastate populations, and along with them, their language. Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages. The need to establish “official languages”, for a country to educate its children and carry out its business, had a disastrous effect on many small languages.

What is lost if a language is lost? Some people argue that languages die as the human race develops. Obviously there could be great benefits if everyone in the world spoke the same language—some industries already reflect this, with English essential for pilots and air traffic controllers. But there are more important things than convenience. As languages are lost, whole ways of life and knowledge may be lost along with them.

To put it simply, language expresses something about who we are, about where we live in the world. Ani Rauhihi, a Maori teacher in New Zealand’s North Island, sums it up: “If you grow up speaking our language, you won’t know who you are.”

1.What do the figures mentioned in the first paragraph suggest?

A. Most languages have died out completely.

B. Languages are in great danger of extinction.

C. Languages are disappearing slower than before.

D. Animals are disappearing faster than languages.

2.What can best replace the underlined word “devastate” ?

A. raise

B. control

C. improve

D. destroy

3.What if a language is lost according to the passage?

A. There will be great trouble.

B. There is no need to worry about it.

C. Its culture and knowledge will also be lost.

D. People will be able to communicate with others conveniently.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Languages reflect our identity.

B. People will speak the same language one day.

C. Ani Rauhihi cares less about languages dying out.

D. Fewer people will remember their own languages.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Food is extremely important to us human beings and rice is one of the main food in the world. Australian researchers have discovered a way to genetically engineer rice which would provide significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population.

A study undertaken at the University of Tasmania, published in a respected journal of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered a method to increase the resistant starch (抗性淀粉）content in rice, making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of diabetes (糖尿病）and overweight.

Steven Smith, the lead author of the study and a foreign expert for the Chinese government who has been appointed to work on crop improvement projects by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said increasing the higher resistant starch content gave this “designer” rice many added health benefits. “We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice, which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond,” Smith said in a media release on Friday. “The same approach can be adapted for use in other cereals, including wheat. Not only can it have benefits for diabetes and obesity, but also for disorders of the bowel(肠）including cancer.”

Rice is the main food for more than half the world’s population, providing much of the world with most of their calories. Smith said that as the rate of diabetes and obesity in Asian countries continued to grow, his “designer” rice could provide a way to limit health problems.

“Not only does resistant starch reduce the possibility of a ‘sugar hit’ but it also reduces the appetite and promotes the growth of the healthy germs.” Smith said.

Smith divides his time between the University of Tasmania and his research lab in Beijing where he hopes to make significant advance in sustainable (可持续的）living.

1.What do we know about the study?

A. It is part of Chinese crop improvement projects.

B. It will have a significant effect on crop researches.

C. It was jointly（联合地）carried out by Australia and China.

D. It helps solve the food problem for over half of the world’s population.

2.Based on the text, the resistant starch ________.

A. exists in large amounts in cooked rice

B. decreases the possibility of a “sugar hit” and provides more calories

C. is helpful in digestion and lowers the rate of overweight and diabetes

D. increases people’s appetite and improves the growth of healthy germs

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _________.

A. resistant starch　　 B. cooked rice

C. the approach　　 D. media release

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A. An environmental report.　　 B. A medical journal.

C. An engineering textbook.　　 D. An agricultural magazine.

高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle(口哨)language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley cannot easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.

We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of the telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.

The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera island you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

1.If a person on Comera island is ill, 　　.

A. others will phone the doctor in town

B. the whistle language will pass the news to the doctor

C. his family will take him to the doctor

D. people will take him to the hospital

2. From the passage we know radio and TV　　at that time.

A. killed the special ways of speaking

B. whistled all the news and opinions

C. helped Comera people to communicate

D. did not appear on Comera island yet

3. Comera island is special in that　　.

A. it attracts visitors every year

B. no visitors have ever been there

C. people there have special ears to hear whistles

D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.

B. The whistle language can only be found on Comera island.

C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.

D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

La Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.

The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.

We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.

The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

1. If a person on La Gomera is ill, ______.

A. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor

B. people will take him to town by carriage

C. his family will take him to the hospital

D. others will phone the doctor in town

2. La Gomera is special because ______.

A. we don’t know its complete history

B. people have to shout if they want to communicate

C. people there have good teeth and ears

D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.

B. The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.

C. It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.

D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others from seven miles away.

4. Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?

A. The Secret Language

B. Do You Know the Whistle Language?

C. The Life of Islanders

D. La Gomera－a Mystery

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Where men control the household, less money ______ (spend) on healthcare and food, which results in poorer health for children.

高三英语完成句子中等难度题查看答案及解析