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扎鲁特一中高二英语活页作业
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2013年月日命题人:
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阅读理解
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Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources(来源),aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills(风车)begantobeusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.
Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind(磨碎)wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremoteareasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailabletopeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswererare1yused.
Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.'today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.
1.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills________.
A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies
B.haveahistoryofmorethan2,800years
C.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas
D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered
2.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?
A.Sailingaboat.B.Producingelectricity.
C.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground.
3.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat_______.
A.windpoweriscleanerB.itisoneoftheoldestpowersources
C.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwindD.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds
4.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Theadvantagesofwindpower.
B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants.
C.Theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy.
D.Theglobaltrendtowardsproducingpowerfromwind.
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2013年月日命题人:
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The1900House
TheBowlerfamilywasoneofmorethan400familieswhoappliedto1900House,arealityTVshowwhichtookatypicalfamilybackahundredyearstoseehowpeoplelivedinthedaysbeforethe
Internet,computergamesandevenelectricity.
TheBowlerfamilyspentthreemonthsinaLondonhomewithoutatelephone,computers,TV,orfastfood.TheBowlers-woreclothesfrom1900,ateonlyfoodavailableinEnglandatthattime,andcookedtheirmealsonasinglestove.PaulBowlerstillwenttoworkeverydayinathenuniform.Thechildrenchangedtheirclothesonthewaytoandfromschoolandtheirclassmatesdidn'tknowabouttheirunusualhomelife.Joycestayedathome,cookingandcleaninglikeatypicalhousewifeofthetime,thougheverythingtookthreetimesaslong.
SodoesJoycethinkthatpeople'sliveswerebetterintheolddays?
“Ithinkpeopleintheolddayshadjustasmanytroublesandworries,”Joycesaid,“andIdon'tthinktheirlifewasbetterorworse.TherewerelotsofthingsbackthenthatI'mhappyIdon'thavetodealwithnowadays,butontheotherhandlifewassimpler.”“Wehadalotmoretimewithourfamily,anditwashardbeingnicetoeachotherallthetime,”eleven-year-oldHilarysaid.
SowhatdidtheBowlerfamilymissmostaboutmodernlifewhilelivinginthe1900house?
Paul,39:
“telephoneandahotshower"
Joyce,44:
“aquickcupofteafromakettleyoucouldjustturnon"
Hilary,1I:
“rockCD”
Joseph,9:
“hamburgerandcomputergames”
1.WhiletheBowlerfamilywaslivinginthe1900house,______.
A.themotherspentmoretimeonhousework
B.thetwochildrenworethethenclothesforschool
C.theypreparedtheirmealstogetheronastove
D.theyatesimplefoodstheyhadneverseen
2.AccordingtoParagraph4,what'sJoyce'sopinionaboutlifein1900?
A.Therewerefewerproblemsforthefamily.B.Lifewassimplerbutworsethanitisnow.
C.Therewerethingsshelikedanddisliked.D.Thefamilyhadmoretimetostaytogether.
3.WhatwouldHilaryexpectmostfrommodernlifeinthethreemonths?
A.Toplaycomputergames.B.Tomakephonecalls
C.Tolistentomusic.D.TochatontheInternet.
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CoolestHotelsintheWorld
AriauAmazonTowers
TheAriauAmazonTowershotelletsyousleepinatreehouse.Eighttowersmakeupthishotelthatoffersover300rooms.Ifyoureallywanttogetintothespirit,booktheTarzanSuitewhichislargeenoughforabigfamily.You'llbethirtyfeetupintheairandcantravelbetweenthetowersthroughtheirwoodenwalkways.
Prices:
startingat$300onenightforeachpersonforaregularroomandgoingallthewayupto$3,000fortheTarzanSuite.
Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:
http:
//www.ariautowers.com
TheIceHotel
EverywinterinJukkasjarvi,Sweden,aspecialkindofhotelcalledtheIceHotelis'built.Eachyear,world-famousartistsareinvitedtodesignandproduceworksofartfromtheice,manyofwhich
canbefoundintherooms.You'llhaveyourchoicebetweenhotorcoldrooms,butyouwillbewelladvisedtostayatleastonenightinacoldroomforatrueexperience.
Prices:
startingat$318onenightforeachpersonforeitheracoldroomorawarmone.
Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:
http;//www.icehotel.com
PropellerIsland
PropellerIslandCityLodgeisaveryspecialhotelthatwasdesignedbyaGermanartist.Eachroomprovidesyouwiththepossibilityoflivinginaworkofart.Everysinglepieceoffurnitureinthe
thirtyroomsofthehotelhasbeenhand-madeandeachroomiscompletelydifferent.You'llbeabletochoosearoombasedonyourownpersonaltastes.
Prices:
startingatjust$91anight,andanadditional(另外)personforonly20extradollars.
Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:
http:
//www.propeller-island.com
Forinformationaboutothercoolhotelsintheworld,visitthewebsite:
http:
//www.bahamabeachclub.com
1.WhatisspecialabouttheAriauAmazonTowershotel?
A.Youansleepintreehouses.B.Youcanchooseanyofthetowers.
C.Itisdesignedforbigfamilies.D.Everyroomhasawalkway.
2.Fortwopersonsspendinganightinoneofthesehotels,theyhavetopayatleast_______.
A.$111B.$182C.$600D.$636
3.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttofindoutwhetherthereexistsahotelunderthesea?
A.http:
//www.icehotel.comB.http:
//www.ariautowers.com
C.http:
//www.propeller-island.comD.http:
//www.bahamabeachclub.com
4.Whichhotelwouldinviteartiststocometoworkeveryyear?
A.PropellerIslandCityLodge.B.AriauAmazonTowers.
C.TheIceHotel.D.BahamaBeachClub.
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2013年月日命题人:
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IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso-orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobe
theworld'smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.
UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).
Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6,30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isastealat$4.80.
LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelative.tothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.
AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld'smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear's
study-NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.
Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.
1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"asteal"inParagraph3mean?
A.anactofstealingB.somethingdelicious
C.somethingverycheapD.anactofbuying
2.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof_________.
A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollar
C.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals
3.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?
A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.
4.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?
A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.
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