In 2018, more than 8,000 wildfires tore throu...

In 2018, more than 8,000 wildfires tore through California. They burned an area larger than the state of Delaware. In 2017, wildfires across the United States burned about four times more land than they did 30 years earlier. 1.

Climate change plays a big part in the wildfire increase. The Earth is getting warmer. The average global temperature is about 0.74℃ higher now than 100 years ago. Fires need three things to grow: fuel, heat, and oxygen.2. Hot weather dries out plants and trees. Those materials can go up in flames in an instant.

Climate change contributes to wildfires in other ways too. Fires tend to happen in the warm months. 3. In California, climate change seems to have increased the force of strong winds that spread fires. Higher temperatures have also attracted invasive species that give forest fires a helping hand.

We’re also seeing more damage because more people are building homes in places where wildfires are likely.4. That number is expected to go up by about 18 mimon by 2030. When people live near wildfires, firefighters may have more trouble fighting and preventing them. Firefighters need different strategies to protect houses and other buildings than to stop fires from spreading through woods.

The present wildfire crisis has many different causes. 5. If we learn to depend less on fossil fuels like oil and gas, we might be able to slow climate change. We might keep people out of harm’s way if we change the rules for building houses in fire-risky areas. What other ways can you think of to reduce fire danger?

A.Rising temperatures create more fuel for fires.

B.So climate change makes the fire season longer.

C.What’s making so many places go up in smoke?

D.So we may need to try many different things to resolve it.

E.Fires also do much more terrible damage when people are nearby.

F.Did you know a terrible fire known as the Big Burn killed 87 people?

G.Right now, about 45 million homes are located in the most fire-risky areas.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

An abandoned car in Chicago worth about $600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets (罚单) over the past three years. Now Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered　 (登记注册) the car in her name without informing her.

The Expired Meter ( 停车计时器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. It set a Chicago record both for the total number and amount of parking fines issued. In fact, it blew past the previous record holder, which was $65,000 from about 400 tickets.

But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬币) and has filed a lawsuit (诉讼 ) in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, United Airlines and the ex-boyfriend. Fitzgerald has two main arguments in her case. First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有权), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name. “Brandon used his 2007 income tax refund ( 退 款 ) to pay Patrick $600 for the car,” reads Fitzgerald’s complaint. “For reasons not recalled by Patrick, however, Patrick signed the title to the car over to Fitzgerald.”

Second, Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time. According to Fitzgerald’s complaint, on or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the car into the parking lot and never drove it out again. And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked.

1.After the Chicago Department of Finance noticed the car, it _______.

A.wanted to break a record

B.tried its best to find its owner

C.kept issuing tickets against the car

D.decided to play a joke on its owner

2.From Paragraph 3, we know that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.

A.sold the car to her ex-boyfriend long ago

B.received the car from her ex-boyfriend

C.didn’t know anything about the car

D.wasn’t the real owner of the car

3.Jennifer Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago because the city _______.

A.didn’t inform her as soon as it found the missing car

B.didn’t tow the vehicle after 30 days from O’Hare Airport

C.didn’t state exactly that an abandoned vehicle was to be towed

D.didn’t help her find the car when it was missing in the beginning

4.After reading the passage we learn that Jennifer Fitzgerald _______.

A.doesn’t want to pay any money

B.thinks Patrick should pay the fines

C.isn’t trying to find her ex-boyfriend

D.has never been to O’Hare Airport

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Beginning in October, more than 13,000 McDonald’s (麦当劳)restaurants in America will use a new variety of cooking oil. McDonald' s aims to make its French fries (油炸食品) and other fried foods healthier.

The change will not affect the taste or the number of calories in the food. But by changing the cooking oil, McDonald’s says, it hopes to cut by nearly half the amount of trans fatty acids (转换脂肪酸) in French fries and reduce the amount of saturated fats(饱和脂肪) by 16 percent. Scientists believe that trans fatty acids and saturated fats raise cholesterol(胆固醇) levels and increase the risk of heart disease.

McDonald's new step is important because McDonald’s is an industry leader and other fast-food chains and food processors may follow the lead.

For McDonald's ,the action comes at a time when Americans are becoming more and more concerned about; obesity (肥胖) and are increasing pressure on food companies to offer healthy and nutritious (有营养的) food to consumers.

After three years of study, McDonald’s officials say they are switching oil that is lower in saturated fats and trans fatty acids. McDonald's says the change will not cause higher price for consumers.

Though there is some change, scientists say that the amount of trans fat in foods at McDonald's and at other fast-food companies is still important.

1.More than 13,000 McDonald's restaurants in America will use a new kind of cooking oil to ______________.

2.The underlined ward "switching" here has the same meaning as "_______".

3.The main idea of the passage is __________.

4.When a new kind of cooking oil is used in McDonald’s, ________

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

“ONE in every 50 Shanghai women has cancer, a total of more than 140,000 women currently living in the city, and cancer statistics are based on citizens with permanent residency(永久居住),” officials from the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention said ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.

However, they said the city's rate of cancer in women was rising slowly along with its rising number of elderly people. Early screening for breast, colorectal and cervical cancers can help prevent 30 percent of cancer cases.

Breast, colorectal, lung, gastric and thyroid cancers are the five most common cancer forms among women, with breast cancer accounting for 16 percent of Shanghai's new cases each year and colorectal cancer 13 percent. Cervical cancer, although only the 12th leading cancer in women in Shanghai, is particularly common among women between 25 and 54 years old. Dr Zheng Ying, director of the center's tumor prevention and control department, said , "breast, colorectal and cervical cancers accounted for 32 percent of female cancers”. He added, " However, the three types of cancer can be detected and treated properly through early and regular screening. Our main target of women's cancer prevention education this year is breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer."The prevention and control of colorectal cancer will be a new public health project this year with the city government promoting a community-based screening program.

Experts say women over 20 should examine their breasts every month and have annual clinical checks after the age of 35. Women over 50 should have mammograms(乳房X线照片) every two years. For cervical cancer, women over 20 should be checked every three years. Women over 50 years old should have annual medical checks. Zheng said anyone with a family history of the three types of cancer should be aware of the need for more frequent examinations and early screening.

1.What is the best title of the passage?

A. the women with cancer in Shanghai

B. lots of women in Shanghai have cancer

C. the five most common cancer forms among women in Shanghai

D. The prevention and control of cancer

2.According to the passage, how many Shanghai women have cancer now?

A. about 2800         B. about 2600       C. about3000      D. about2700

3.The five most common cancer forms among women in Shanghai are ________.

A. Breast, colorectal, cervical, gastric and thyroid cancers

B. Breast, cervical, lung, gastric and thyroid cancers

C. Breast, colorectal, lung, gastric and thyroid cancers

D. Breast, colorectal, lung, cervical and thyroid cancers

4.The center's main target of women's cancer prevention education this year is ________.

A. breast cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer

B. breast cancer, cervical cancer and thyroid cancer

C. breast cancer, cervical cancer and lung cancer

D. breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer

5.What is the last paragraph about?

A. Advice on the frequency of the different physical examinations for women.

B. Anyone should accept more frequent examinations.

C. Women over 20 should examine their breasts every month.

D. Women over 20 should be checked every three years.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

More than 10,000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.

The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan Tengkn, the water is two meters deep. It is closed to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People trying to get to higher ground were just in time to escape the destroying of the flood. Most of the flood victims (受害者) had to leave all their things behind.

The National Flood Relief (救济) Center was reported to give its help and by early evening the whole town was moved out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers (志愿者).

The flood victims are now housed in different simple relief centers in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unlucky people,” a government spokesman said, “In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organizations and helpful people. A Disaster Relief Fund (救灾基金会) will be started as soon as possible.”

According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by the water. So far no deaths have been reported.

1.This passage is probably taken from ______.

A．a storybook

B．a newspaper

C．a magazine

D．a textbook

2.It seems that the flood happened just because ______.

A．the banks were too low

B．the river was too narrow

C．they had had wet days for some time

D．the wooden bridge across the river was broken

3.From the passage we know that ______.

A．though the town was flooded, you could still go there by bus

B．the flood hasn’t brought a large loss to the town as nobody died in the flood

C．as soon as the water flowed over the banks, people began to go to higher lands

D．the government and the whole society are taking great care of the flood victims

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A．A Big Flood

B．Ternang Is in Danger

C．Over 10,000 People Are Homeless

D．Great Help Is Needed

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

English Around the World

There are more than 3,000 languages 1.（speak）in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most 2.(wide) used. Recent 3.(survey) show that more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue.

From its roots in England, the language was spread around the world 4.English traders and English governments in new lands. One of these new lands 5.(become) the United States of America. The population of the United States is 309 million, 6.(make) it the country with the 7.(large) number of native English speakers.

About 300 million people speak English as their second language. There are even more people, like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan, 8. study English as a foreign language.

English has become the base language for international business, for the world’s airlines and even for the Internet. Whatever language people speak, they need　 9.(know) some English if they work in these fields. 10. is clear that the English language is becoming more important.

高一英语完成句子中等难度题查看答案及解析

People have flown kites in Japan for more than 1,000 years. There are different kinds of kites there.Some look like bats（蝙蝠）；others look like birds. Most have pictures on them．There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan．One story tells about a thief（小偷）who used a kite.He wanted to steal（偷）the gold（金子）from the top of a high tower．The thief and his friends made a large kite.One dark windy night he caught hold of the kite．His friends raised（使升高）it into the air．Then they moved the kite near the top of the tower．The thief was able to steal the gold.Another story tells about a father and a son．They were in trouble on an island near Japan.The father made a large kite．His son flew in it back to Japan．

The young men of Japan have kite matches.When the kites are flying, the match starts．The young men try to break each other’s kite strings（细绳）. The last kite left in the sky is the winner．

1.Most kites in Japan________．

A. look nice with pictures　 B. are very small

C. look like hats　　 　　　　　 D. are very large

2.In the kite match the young men try to________．

A. make their kites fly high

B. draw beautiful pictures on their kites

C. make very large kites themselves

D. stop each other’s kites from flying in the sky

3.The father in the passage made a large kite to help his son to________．

A. fly over the sea　　 B. fly over the island

C. return home　 　　　　 D. steal gold

4.The passage mainly（主要地）tells us________．

A. something about the kites in Japan

B. how a kite match starts

C. how to fly kites

D. what the kites look like

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Spanish is No. 3 among the more than 5,000 languages spoken in the world today. Even English takes a back seat to Spanish with 330 million native speakers in the world, compared with 346 million of Spanish. In the United States, college students are flocking (聚集) to learn Spanish and major American book companies are publishing Spanish-language editions. In addition, many other American companies are increasingly selling their products through Spanish-language ads.

In spite of the popularity of Spanish, no one questions the continuing dominance (优势) of English in the United States.

Then what is the future of Spanish in this country? In general, the fate of immigrant (来自外国的) languages has been to flower and then disappear. Many experts say immigration only prolongs (延长) the process. Since large-scale Latin American immigration will not continue forever, they think Spanish in the United States will finally disappear.

The mixture of Spanish and English called “Spanglish” was considered by some as a brief stop on the road to the disappearance of Spanish. But Spanglish was blamed by Roberto González Echevarría, a leading literary critic at Yale University. He said, “Those who support Spanglish don’t realize that it is a Spanish invasion (侵略) of English.”

Other experts have argued that the mixing of languages and bilingualism (双语能力) are not two-way streets. In the case of the United States, Spanish speakers tend to become bilingual, but English speakers do not. When all the native Spanish speakers become bilingual, the need to speak Spanish tends to disappear.

It has happened before. German was once a popular language in the United States. However, German immigration then reduced and World War I caused anti-German feelings and English-only measures. Today, more than 45 million Americans claim their ancestry (祖先) as German, but only 1.5 million claim to speak the language.

However, there are reasons to believe Spanish will follow a different course from German. Strictly speaking, Spanish is not an immigrant language. It was here before English, its presence in North America preceding (在……之前) the founding of the United States. Spanish is the native language of Puerto Rico who are native U.S. citizens.

Additionally, Spanish has advantages German didn’t enjoy at the turn of the century. The size of the Spanish-speaking population worldwide, the communications revolution and the global economy mean there are more opportunities to use the language.

1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. American book companies are required to publish Spanish editions

B. college students have to learn Spanish in America

C. Spanish has enjoyed popularity in America

D. Spanish has taken the place of English in America

2.According to the passage, Roberto González Echevarría probably agrees that _____.

A. Spanish will disappear soon

B. Spanglish shouldn’t be supported

C. Spanish speakers should become bilingual

D. Spanglish will prevent Spanish from disappearing

3.What is the future of Spanish in America according to the passage?

A. It will be remembered as an immigrant language.

B. It will be used to do business by most Americans.

C. It will continue to find a place in America.

D. It will be used by Puerto Ricans forever.

4.The author writes this passage to _____.

A. introduce the development of Spanish in America

B. show the popularity of Spanish in America

C. encourage people to speak Spanish

D. introduce the history of Spanish

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Does eating a good breakfast improve school study? A study of more than 1,000 pupils in the city of Lawrence suggests it does.

Youngsters who took part in the breakfast program improved their scores in the tests much more than those who didn’t. Among those who attended the program, fewer were found late for school than those who didn’t. And much fewer were found absent from their classes.

“Starting the day with a meal appears to be quite helpful,” says Amy Sampson, a research professor, who carried out the experiment on the students for a year.

Students who miss breakfast may be losing out on important nourishment in fruit, milk, bread and so on. If you are in a hurry in the morning, get you some pieces of bread with some fruit or yogurt. In that case, you won’t have to go to the selling machines for some chips or candy bars.

1.How many students in primary school are interviewed in Lawrence.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A.1000　　　 B. over 1000　　　　 C. less than 1000　　 D.almost 1000

2.According to the passage, pupils who took part in the breakfast program ______.

A. are clever than those who didn’t　　

B. are healthier than those who didn’t

C. were often late for school 　　

D. made greater progress in the study than those who didn’t

3.The breakfast program was carried out by _____.

A. the Lawrence City government　　　　　　 B. teachers in a middle school

C. a professor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.1,000 pupils

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Over 1,000 pupils took part in the experiment.　　

B. The experiment lasted a year.

C.A good breakfast can improve school study. 　　

D.A good breakfast means eating a lot .

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Breakfast or not?　　 B.1,000 clever pupils.

C. How to keep fit? D. How to become clever?

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A terrible earthquake with tsunami happened in Japan, ________more than 10,000deaths.

A．causing           B．to cause           C．caused           D．having caused

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析