A: For years some people have been saying that railways are dead. They say, “Trains are slow, and they lose money. Motorcars and planes have made them unnecessary.”
B: 1. . I think in these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes.
A: Right. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are much cheaper than planes.
B: 2. . A plane goes in a straight line, and so does a railway.
A: What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. 3. . Nor does it hold you up as a car does in heavy traffic.
B: 4. . Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. We’ve just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 160 miles an hour and more.
A：5.
A. So railways will have very bright future, I dare say.
B. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center.
C. Far from being dead, railways are developing very quickly.
D. Trains are really slower than planes.
E. And they have much in common with planes.
F. But it is far from the truth.
G. Trains are really more comfortable than planes.
高三英语其他题中等难度题
A: For years some people have been saying that railways are dead. They say, “Trains are slow, and they lose money. Motorcars and planes have made them unnecessary.”
B: 1. . I think in these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes.
A: Right. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are much cheaper than planes.
B: 2. . A plane goes in a straight line, and so does a railway.
A: What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. 3. . Nor does it hold you up as a car does in heavy traffic.
B: 4. . Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. We’ve just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 160 miles an hour and more.
A：5.
A. So railways will have very bright future, I dare say.
B. It doesn’t leave you as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center.
C. Far from being dead, railways are developing very quickly.
D. Trains are really slower than planes.
E. And they have much in common with planes.
F. But it is far from the truth.
G. Trains are really more comfortable than planes.
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For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. “ We can do without railways.” People say…as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they’re dying .But this is far from the truth: in these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you up as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams, and a single train carry goods which a plane or a motorcar could never do.
Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorcars we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason..
1.Some people think the railways are unnecessary for many reasons except that________.
A．planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains
B．oil is expensive today
C．trains are slow
D．railways lose money
2.According to the writer, which of the following is Not true?
A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.
B．The railway station is usually at the center of the city.
C．When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center.
D．No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does.
3.The writer thinks that the railways, far from being dead, are very much alive because________.
A．we can have a smooth and untroubled journey
B．we’ll not have enough money to fly in planes
C．we can now travel in super-fast train
D．all of the above
4.The best title for this passage may be”________”
A．Not the End but the Beginning
B．Which is the Best: Train, Motorcar or Plane
C．Trains are More Competitive than Motorcars or Planes
D．Oh, Super-fast Trains
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For many years， machines have been doing work that people once did， including some dit- ficutt jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings： the restaurant industry.
Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot， called DRC-Hubo，won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle， climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform，but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitor were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking
machines.
Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric，a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can，but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food，change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor (风 味）.But he says if a food can be easily prepared，a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.
One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi (寿司）maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi，but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.
1.In Paragraph 1，the author tells us .
A. robots just do difficult jobs
B.robots are sometimes dangerous
C. robots are widely used in our life
D. robots are gradually replacing humans
2.Why did some teams fail at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals?
A.Their robots cannot be applied at home.
B. Preparing food is really difficult for robots.
C. Their robots can just repeat the same movement.
D.They failed to design effective walking robots.
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that .
A. Japanese men are lazy
B. robots are popular in Japan
C. Japan has advanced high technology
D.robots usually take the job of making sushi in Japan
4.In which column can we probably see the text?
A.Education. B. Culture. C. Health. D. Science.
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For many years, machines have been doing work that people once did， including some difficult jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings： the restaurant industry.
Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot called DRC-Hubo，won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle, climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform，but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitors were successful. The failures showed how difficuit it is to design effective walking machines.
Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric，a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can，but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food，change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor (风 味）.But he says if a food can be easily prepared，a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.
One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi (寿司）maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi，but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.
1.In Paragraph 1，the author tells us .
A.robots just do difficult jobs
B.robots are sometimes dangerous
C.robots are widely used in our life
D.robots are gradually replacing humans
2.Why did some teams fail at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals?
A.Their robots cannot be applied at home.
B.Preparing food is really difficult for robots.
C.Their robots can just repeat the same movement.
D.They failed to design effective walking robots.
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that .
A.Japanese men are lazy
B.robots are popular in Japan
C.Japan has advanced high technology
D.robots usually take the job of making sushi in Japan
4.In which column can we probably see the text?
A.Education. B. Culture. C. Health. D. Science.
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Blogging has been around for 25 years. There are some successful blogs that have been around from the very beginning and even some new bloggers who quickly gained success. Here are some successful blogs you should start following.
Boing Boing
Boing Boing is one of the oldest blogs. Its content ranges from pop culture to academic stuff, technology to inspirational stories, and plenty of political stuff. Their website design is simple. But once you start reading their blog, you will become interested in their fun writing style. That’s why Boing Boing is one of the blogs that inspired modern-day blog writing.
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur gives you tips on being a better worker. Even though most of their content targets business owners, anyone can gain something from reading their productivity advice. If you care about being successful, Entrepreneur is a blog you must follow.
Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton formed the ''most hated celebrity website''. The website mainly focuses on rumors that happen on the red carpet. Perez Hilton became famous because he wasn't afraid to blame certain celebrities for their crazy behaviors. Even though celebrities hate him, his blog still attracts millions of readers. You can still see Perez Hilton appearing on the red carpet today.
Tech Crunch
If you want to hear the latest news in tech, you will likely go to TechCrunch. Since its foundation in 2005, the blog began to cover all things about tech. The blog was founded by the lawyer and businessman Michael Arrington. He loved writing about different companies and technology. As of today, TechCrunch is the third-most popular website in the world.
1.What do we know about Boing Boing?
A.It covers diverse topics. B.It is famous for its founder.
C.Its website design is outdated. D.It has the largest numbers of users.
2.Entrepreneur helps people to ____.
A.have a good regulation B.get better job chances
C.promote their products online D.develop interesting writing styles
3.Which blog is most suitable for people who are interested in digital products?
A.Boing Boing. B.Entrepreneur.
C.Perez Hilton. D.TechCrunch.
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People have been making and flying kites for about 2,000 years. 1.Some historians believe it the ancient Chinese may have started kite flying 2000 years ago. It is still a popular hobby in China, Japan and Korea and in other countries of the Far East where beautifully decorated appear in different colors.
2.Simple kites are made by crossing two sticks and covering them with paper or cloth. Then you attach a string at the end. More expensive kites have frames made of fiberglass, plastic or aluminum. The name comes from a graceful bird called kite.
3.A flat kite is the oldest and simplest type of kite. It flies because air flows over and under the kite's wing. The pressure under the wing helps the kite lift into the air.
4.Early scientists sent kites up into the air to measure temperature at different heights. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning was a form of electricity. He attached a metal key to the string of a kite. When lightning hit the kite, electricity passed down the string and Franklin got an electric shock. It was a very dangerous experiment that you shouldn't copy.
Kites were also used to develop airplanes. The Wright Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane. 5. In World War I the Germans developed a large kite that could transport people to a submarine. Kites were also used to carry radio signals over long distances.
Today most people fly kites as a hobby. Kite festivals are organized in many cities in all parts of the world.
A. Kites are made in many different sizes, colors and shapes.
B. flying kites is great fun and it is easy if you know some secrets.
C. Kites have also been used in experiments.
D. No one knows for sure who invented the kite.
E. In Japan families fly fish kites on Children's Day, May5th.
F. Stories of kites were brought to Europe till the end of the 13th century.
G. In the past, kites were sometimes used to take pictures in wars.
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The fact that ants are fascinating insects has been known for some time. Now, scientists have discovered a large number of wood ants living in an abandoned underground storehouse in Templewo, Poland, despite having no obvious source of food.
Polish zoologist Wojciech Czechowski and his team began studying the underground colony in 2013. They found the ants built a 60-cm high nest in the soil directly over the storehouse vertical air pipe. As years passed, the metal covering on the pipe eroded, leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores. The scientists say that there are no sources of food in the storehouse. This means that the insects live in a state of near starvation.
In July 2015, the researchers disturbed part of the ant nest in search of larvae (幼虫), cocoons(茧), and queens. They found nothing, leading them to suspect that the lack of food and cold temperatures made reproduction impossible and that the group tending the nest is entirely made up of non-reproductive female workers. Their population is refilled every year, by a new rain of unfortunate ants that slide down the hole. The researchers say that when they returned in January 2016, the nest had been repaired. It appears that despite the terrible conditions, the worker ants do not stop constructing their nest.
Wood ants are known for their ability to adapt to bad living conditions. In this case, the millions of worker ants trapped in the storehouse have no choice. But instead of losing hope, they are making the best of the situation—a classic example of “when life gives you lesions make lemonade.”
1.How did the wood ants arrive in the storehouse?
A. They fell down there by accident.
B. The research team brought them there.
C. The storehouse builders left them there.
D. They were attracted by the environment.
2.What does the underlined word “eroded” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Expanded. B. Rotted. C. Exploded. D. Melted.
3.What did the researchers find in the nest?
A. Larvae. B. Cocoons. C. A queen. D. Worker ants.
4.Why did the population of wood ants remain steady?
A. They had enough food.
B. They were able to reproduce.
C. They adapted to the conditions.
D. They had new comers to join them.
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Some foreign cartoons for children have been banned on the ________ that they are too violent.
| A．proof | B．analysis | C．opinion | D．basis |
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Mrs. Green stood up the 16-year-old boy, saying that he shouldn’t have been punished.
A. in honour of B. in terms of
C. in the form of D. in defence of
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I have been teaching the tenth-grade English for four years. Needless to say, I love my subject and vowed to one day impart(透露) my love of literature to my future students. Well, I must admit, I have made more than a difference. I have changed the way students perceive(感知) literature and have even inspired some to become English teachers.
One student in particular is named John. I met him last year when he was a student in my English class during the eighth period. He sat in the back often, saying very little. However, I sensed that he was taking in all that I taught. John was never absent nor was he late. He seemed very mature for his age.
As the year progressed, we read lots of poetry and various stories about different cultures and real-life experiences. I have always wanted literature to speak to my students so that they could find relevant connections which would finally give them that motivation to read, write and interpret. While reading and writing poetry, John wrote some beautiful poetry that spoke of his experiences as a black male in America.
On the last day of school, students were asked to write a brief autobiographical essay and to dedicate(献给) it to someone he or she thought was significant in his or her life. John dedicated his essay to me and used clip art that decorated the dedication with roses.
He stated in the essay that "some people you meet in life are flowers, but then there are those who are roses. Ms. Hopkins, Ijust want you to know that you are a rose in my life and I have enjoyed every minute of being in your class. You have shown me that I have purpose in life and that I am a poet. I will never forget you." Tears streamed down my eyes. I had had a particularly hard personal life that year and somehow that letter made it worth the struggle.
Making a significant contribution to someone's life is something money could never buy. Teaching allows teachers to make a positive difference in the life of someone.
1.What's the author's purpose to take John for example?
A. To show that her students were all excellent readers.
B. To develop her own idea about English literature.
C. To prove what she had just said was true.
D. To persuade her readers to change their minds.
2.Why did John choose to dedicate his autobiographical essay to Ms. Hopkins?
A. He thought she was significant in his life.
B. He wanted to say to her that she was a red rose.
C. He expected her to know he had enjoyed her class.
D. He remembered she had promised to let him be a poet.
3.What kind of person was the author according to the text?
A. Gentle. B. Passionate.
C. Humorous. D. Indifferent.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for this text?
A. The difference a good teacher can make
B. The friendship Ms. Hopkins and John developed
C. An experience only Ms. Hopkins and her students could have
D. The significant contribution everyone can make
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析