Alongside air and water, food is a necessity (必需) for human beings to survive and thrive (蓬勃发展). But it’s a lot more than that. As Mariette DiChristina of Scientific American wrote: “The most intimate (亲密的) relationship we will ever have is not with any fellow human being. Instead, it is between our bodies and our food.”
Nowadays, for most people in the world’s wealthiest countries, food is a hobby, an enthusiasm, and even something fashionable.
Turn on the TV in the US, UK or France, and you’ll find at least one channel feeding this popular obsession (迷恋).
And most of us know at least one person who thinks of themselves as a “foodie”. It’s almost impossible nowadays to check our social media apps without at least two or three photos of delicious meals appearing on our screen － however annoying we may find it.
But behind the fancy recipes and social media bragging (夸耀), many of us forget how much we take food for granted.
This is why World Food Day is held each year by the United Nations on Oct 16. The day allows the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization to highlight (强调) both the progress that has been made against hunger, and the awful amount of progress that still needs to be made.
Take Kenya for example. This East African nation has been suffering terrible droughts, some of the worst in recent years. The result is that people are beginning to starve. Children in particular are suffering, with some of them even dying.
This may seem shocking to know, especially as many cultures outside of Africa think of food in a completely different way. But even in developed nations in the West, families on low incomes (收入) are forced to use food banks － organizations that hand out donated (捐赠) food to those who can’t afford to pay for it themselves.
So what can we do on World Food Day? One good way to spend it would be to feel humble and appreciate what we have. After all, food is essential for our survival, but not everyone is as lucky as we are when it comes to dinner time.
1.The author borrowed Mariette DiChristina’s words to ______.
A.discuss the latest trend in the food industry
B.point out the food shortage problem in the world
C.emphasize the connection between food and humanity
D.show the importance of food for human survival
2.According to the article, food shows on TV in the US, UK and France ______.
A.have turned many people into foodies
B.are very popular among viewers
C.will soon be replaced by social media apps
D.often mislead people’s opinion of food issues
3.World Food Day is celebrated to ______.
A.raise awareness of the issues behind hunger
B.share fancy recipes and promote food cultures
C.call on people to donate food to those in need
D.inform people of the food crisis in Africa
4.The author suggests in the last paragraph that people should ______.
A.give more food to charity B.share food with their neighbors
C.feel grateful for the food they eat D.skip meals sometimes to save food
高二英语阅读理解困难题
Alongside air and water, food is a necessity (必需) for human beings to survive and thrive (蓬勃发展). But it’s a lot more than that. As Mariette DiChristina of Scientific American wrote: “The most intimate (亲密的) relationship we will ever have is not with any fellow human being. Instead, it is between our bodies and our food.”
Nowadays, for most people in the world’s wealthiest countries, food is a hobby, an enthusiasm, and even something fashionable.
Turn on the TV in the US, UK or France, and you’ll find at least one channel feeding this popular obsession (迷恋).
And most of us know at least one person who thinks of themselves as a “foodie”. It’s almost impossible nowadays to check our social media apps without at least two or three photos of delicious meals appearing on our screen － however annoying we may find it.
But behind the fancy recipes and social media bragging (夸耀), many of us forget how much we take food for granted.
This is why World Food Day is held each year by the United Nations on Oct 16. The day allows the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization to highlight (强调) both the progress that has been made against hunger, and the awful amount of progress that still needs to be made.
Take Kenya for example. This East African nation has been suffering terrible droughts, some of the worst in recent years. The result is that people are beginning to starve. Children in particular are suffering, with some of them even dying.
This may seem shocking to know, especially as many cultures outside of Africa think of food in a completely different way. But even in developed nations in the West, families on low incomes (收入) are forced to use food banks － organizations that hand out donated (捐赠) food to those who can’t afford to pay for it themselves.
So what can we do on World Food Day? One good way to spend it would be to feel humble and appreciate what we have. After all, food is essential for our survival, but not everyone is as lucky as we are when it comes to dinner time.
1.The author borrowed Mariette DiChristina’s words to ______.
A.discuss the latest trend in the food industry
B.point out the food shortage problem in the world
C.emphasize the connection between food and humanity
D.show the importance of food for human survival
2.According to the article, food shows on TV in the US, UK and France ______.
A.have turned many people into foodies
B.are very popular among viewers
C.will soon be replaced by social media apps
D.often mislead people’s opinion of food issues
3.World Food Day is celebrated to ______.
A.raise awareness of the issues behind hunger
B.share fancy recipes and promote food cultures
C.call on people to donate food to those in need
D.inform people of the food crisis in Africa
4.The author suggests in the last paragraph that people should ______.
A.give more food to charity B.share food with their neighbors
C.feel grateful for the food they eat D.skip meals sometimes to save food
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It is amazing that an old lady of more than eighty ________ to live without food and water for nearly two weeks after a terrible earthquake and she was saved in the end.
A. kept B. tried C. managed D. succeeded
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Air pollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among top human carcinogens (致癌物质), said the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer agency, on Oct 17,2013.“Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants,” the IARC's Dana Loomis said in a statement. “The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution.”
In 2010, lung cancer resulting from air pollution killed 223,000 people worldwide, and there was also convincing evidence that it increases the risk of bladder (膀胱) cancer. Loomis said people in Asia, Eastern North America, some places in Central America and Mexico, as well as North Africa have relatively high exposure(暴露). Developing countries with large populations and booming manufacturing sectors, such as China, are particularly at risk. This week, Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province, became the first Chinese city to officially suspend classes due to serious smog, really good for teachers and students.
Many developed countries face similar problems, although to a lesser（较少的、次要的） degree than most developing nations. Between 91 and 96 percent of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of PM2.5—tiny particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers—that are higher than the WHO safety limits.
Although both the composition and levels of air pollution can vary dramatically from one location to the other, the IARC said its conclusions apply to all areas of the world. “Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide, this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay,” said Christopher Wild, director of the IARC.
1.What’s the main task of IARC?
A. To focus on cancer-causing substances.
B. To evaluate the air quality.
C. To study the developing risk of cancer.
D. To send signals to the international community.
2.The underlined word “suspend” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. accelerate B. acknowledge
C. delay D. decline
3.Why should the international community take action without further delay?
A. A large number of people worldwide are exposed to air pollution.
B. More and more people in developing countries are exposed to air pollution.
C. Developed countries face air pollution, the level of which is higher than the safety limits.
D. The composition and levels of air pollution vary from place to place.
4.What might be the best title of the passage?
A. PM2.5，bad effect.
B. Safety limits of air pollution.
C. Signals of air pollution.
D. Air pollution, cancer risk.
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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Wildcats and their stories. B. Wildcats and their characters.
C. Varieties of animal species. D. Relationship between animals and humans.
2. The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "__________".
A. gasoline companies B. automobile manufacturers
C. brands of automobile D. names of wildcats
3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?
A. Wildcat congressmen. B. Wildcat oil wells.
C. Wildcat banks. D. Wildcat cars.
4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money__________.
A. people couldn't buy anything with the money
B. people complained and suffered a lot
C. the rich invested too much on oil wells
D. people didn't know how to save money
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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Wildcats and their stories.
B. Wildcats and their characters.
C. Varieties of animal species.
D. Relationship between animals and humans.
2.The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "__________".
A. gasoline companies B. automobile manufacturers
C. brands of automobile D. names of wildcats
3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?
A. Wildcat congressmen. B. Wildcat oil wells.
C. Wildcat banks. D. Wildcat cars.
4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money__________.
A. people couldn't buy anything with the money
B. people complained and suffered a lot
C. the rich invested too much on oil wells
D. people didn't know how to save money
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Wildcats and their stories.
B. Wildcats and their characters.
C. Varieties of animal species.
D. Relationship between animals and humans.
2.The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to " ".
A. gasoline companies
B. automobile manufacturers
C. brands of automobile
D. names of wildcats
3.Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?
A. Wildcat congressmen. B. Wildcat oil wells.
C. Wildcat banks. D. Wildcat cars.
4.It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money .
A. people couldn't buy anything with the money
B. people complained and suffered a lot
C. the rich invested too much on oil wells
D. people didn't know how to save money
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The human body is made up of over 75%water, and we cannot live without water. Keep in mind that water is healthy and necessary for leading yourself towards better health.
Your own personal need for water can vary greatly due to exercise, weight and temperature.1. .By drinking water on a regular basis you can replenish (补充)the water in your body.
By the time you are thirsty you have already lost two or more cups of the body’s water supply.2.. Whenever you exercise, you need more water. Due to exercise, your body loses quite a bit of water. For each pound lost, you need to drink two cups of water.
3.. By drinking a glass of water before you go to sleep, you can wake up with your body functioning as it should be. When you are sick, you need more water than at any other time.4.. Therefore, you feel more thirsty than usual when you have a cold. You can try to prevent this by drinking more water at times when you become sick.5.. You should keep a bottle of water with you at all times and drink it throughout the day. You should also teach yourself to drink water instead of other drinks that don’t include the things that your body needs.
A. Always make it a habit to drink water on a daily basis
B. You should decide which the best type of water is
C. Therefore, drinking water regularly is much better than simply waiting until you are thirsty
D. Even when you lie down to sleep, your body loses water
E. When you get a cold, your body loses water quite quickly
F. There are several different opinions as to whether drinking water is actually beneficial
G. Research has proven that over two thirds of adults don’t get the water they need on a daily basis
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Clean water and fresh air are essential for our daily life, _______ we can’t live.
A. by which B. without which
C. that D. on which
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Water and its importance to human life are the center of the world’s attention. March 22 is World Water Day, which has the theme “Water and culture ”this year. Ther are more than one billion people in the world who live without safe drinking water. The United Nations hopes to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like an unreal challenge. But everyone, even teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the U.S. has set an example to others of her age around the world. Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work of collecting deserted batteries which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There, she saw an exhibit about how chemicals in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie. Haggerty learnt that recycling the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone uses batteries, and it can make a big difference.”With these words, she began to increase awareness in her area.
She talked to her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools as well as the public libraries, hospitals, and churches. With the help from her family, friends and local waste-management officials, she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made an educational video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made little progress. When asked if she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite modest. “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize honors young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in serving the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive ＄2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
1.According to the passage, how many people probably can’t drink safe drinking water in 2015?
A.About I billion. B.About 2 billion.
C.About 500 million. D.About 5 million.
2.In order to collect used batteries, Rene Haggerty did the following things EXCEPT________.
A.gather some containers B.arrange the transportation
C.make an educational video D.go on a field trip
3.The best title for this passage should be ________.
A.A girl awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize
B.A girl acts to clean the world’s water
C.We should protect our environment
D.A girl collecting batteries
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It hasn’t been ______ that food from cloned animals is really safe for humans to eat.
A. confirmed B. considered
C. turned out D. proved
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