A mysterious illness, referred to as “ a typical phenomena”, has been brought under control, the government said on Wednesday, ______ no cause of it has been made public.
A. though B. when C. that D. because
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How should one invest a sum of money in these days of inflation(通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate．Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market (股市)．Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past．Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique (古董) clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques．
I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life．“ The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound．It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands．Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people’s wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control．This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.”
Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time．Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of day according to the beating of their own hearts．They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout the time．So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.
However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time．They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun．They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour-glasses, and invented water-clocks．Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.
Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home．After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit ?
According to the passage, collecting antique clocks___________.
A．can hardly keep the value of your savings
B．will cost much of your savings
C．may increase your wealth
D．needs your bravery
By quoting (引用) the remark (话) of a being from another planet, the author intends to ________________.
A．suggest human beings are controlled by a clock
B．describes why clocks can rule the planet Earth
C．tell readers what clocks look like
D．compare clocks to human beings
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time ?
A．Counting the beating of one’s own heart.
B．Making use of candles, sand and water.
C．Observing shadows cast by the sun.
D．Keeping all the slaves busy day and night.
The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means ____.
A．state-owned houses B．houses in very good condition
C．grand houses open to the public D．houses where statesmen meet regularly
The purpose of the passage is ________________.
A．to introduce the culture of antique clocks
B．to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks
C．to compare different ways to make a future profit
D．to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010届福建省宁德市高三下学期第一次教学质量检测 题型：阅读理解
What to expect in the cinema this winter?
The Golden Compass
Running Time: 1 hour 54 min. Release Date: December7, 2007
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Directed by: Chris Weitz
12-year-old Lyra is a girl who lives in a world, where human souls take the form of animal companions. When her best friend disappears, Lyra promises to find him. One thing Lyra packs for the trip is a mysterious compass that many people are violently determined to get. What is awaiting her?
I AM Legend
Running Time: 1 hour 42min. Release Date: December14, 2007
Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok,
Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist, isn’t quite brilliant enough to stop a man-made virus from escaping and killing everyone in sight. Somehow, Robert is Virus-free. As Robert realizes that his time may be up, he’s determined to find a way to save the human 
race—using his own virus-free blood.
This Christmas
Running Time: 1 hour 57 min. Release Date: November 29, 2007
Starring: Laz Alonso, Chris Brown,
It’s Christmas! Time for joy! Love! Gifts! And, oh family. For the first time in many years, the white fields are all coming home. It should be a happy time for all, but after years away, it’s clear that there are plenty of reasons they’ve grown apart. How can all these people and all their secrets survive under one roof? By the time the presents are opened, they are to find out what they have missed for these years—family.
Into the Wild
Running Time: 2hours 20min Release Date: December 22nd, 2007
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Harden
Freshly graduated from Harvard with a bright future, 22 year-old Christopher instead walked out of his “good” life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way changed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher a heroic adventurer or another American loser?
64. The film with the longest running time is _ .
A. The Golden Compass B. I AM Legend
C. This Christmas D. Into the Wild
65. “This Christmas” probably _ .
A. reveals how to choose Christmas gifts for our relatives
B. reveals the secrets to a successful marriage
C. reveals the importance of money to any family
D. reveals the truth of a family and its real problems
66. In the movie “Into the Wild”, the “good” life is probably ___ .
A. adventurous and dangerous B. steady and promising
C. risky and exciting D. poor and depressing
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年高考二轮复习训练：专题14 名词英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ________without scientific basis.
A．process? B．practice
C．procedure? D．program
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届山东济宁市高一上学期期中质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence of geography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind. There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big part in determining what kind of people we are.
It is true that a few studies have been made. Where all the inhabitants of a particular area enjoy exceptionally good or bad health, scientists have identified contributory factors such as the presence or absence of substances like iodine, fluoride, calcium, or iron in the water supply, or perhaps types of land that provide breeding places for pests like mosquitoes or rats.
Moreover, we can all generalize about types of people we have met. Those living in countries with long dark winters are apt to be less talkative and less vivacious than inhabitants of countries where the climate is more equable. And where the olive and the orange grow, there the inhabitants are cheerful, talkative, and spontaneous.
But these commonplace generalizations are inadequate: the influence of climate and geography should be studied in depth. Do all mountain dwellers live to a ripe old age? Does the drinking of wine, rather than beer, result in a sunny and open temperament? Is the strength and height of one of the Kenyan tribes due to their habitual drinking of the blood of cows?
We are not yet sure of the answers to such questions, but let us hope that something of benefit to mankind may eventually result from such studies.
1._____ might serve as a suitable title for this selection.
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A．The Importance of Geographical Environment |
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B．The Influence of Geographical Environment on Man |
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C．Generalization of Types of People |
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D．Geographical Environment, a Mysterious Subject |
2.Using context clues we may infer that " iodine, fluoride and calcium" are _____.
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A．substances which act positively or negatively on man's health |
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B．harmful substances in the water supply |
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C．substances which help provide breeding places for pests |
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D．substances contributory to good health |
3.We may infer from the third paragraph that geography and climate play an important role in determining the inhabitants' _____.
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A．health condition |
B．personality |
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C．life-span |
D．all of the above |
4.According to the author, research into the influence of geography and climate should_____.
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A．focus on some unknown aspects |
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B．be pursued on a larger scale |
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C．be carried out within a larger scope |
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D．go much deeper |
5.The author hopes that studies on the influence of geographical environment will enable us to
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A．generalize better about types of people |
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B．find better water supplies |
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C．gain an insight into its influence on mankind |
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D．live to a ripe old age |
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省20092010学年高一下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
Ⅲ阅读 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
第一节：阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The relations between man and wife are changing. A majority of working women remain in full charge of their home; they come back at night to the cleaning, washing, and cooking that constitute their second career. But more and more husbands are sharing the burden and willingly taking on chores that their fathers would rejected as unmanly, and as too mysteriously difficult anyway. In such cases, man and wife become equal partners, both working outside, both pushing the vacuum cleaner. Actually, the number of husbands who do help that way is much smaller than the number of those who accept the idea in theory. And when the equal partnership is a fact, it doesn’t always work well. The marriage can be destroyed when the wife is more successful in her profession than her husband in his, particularly when she earns more than he does. Sociologists see in this situation one of the main reasons for the increase in the divorce rate—another reason being the husband’s refusal to help with the housework or the care of the children. A third reason could be the growing awareness of the professional woman that she doesn’t have to remain married if she is too unhappy.
61. What is the housework like in the traditional husband’s eyes?
A. It’s a mysterious job.
B. It’s a little difficult
C. It’s women’s job.
D. It’s only men’s job.
62. The underlined sentence means________________.
A. When man and wife share the housework, man can’t do it well.
B. When man and wife share the housework, women can’t do it well.
C. when man and wife become equal at home, it doesn’t mean a good marriage.
D. when man and wife are equal partners, marriage doesn’t necessarily go well.
63. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT______________.
A. more husbands act in helping housework than those agreeing it without action.
B. more and more husbands are helping their wives to do housework.
C. most of the working women take charge of their house.
D. it is possible for the marriage to fail if women earn more money than husbands.
64. What may be the reason for the divorce according to the sociologist?
A. The wife refuses to look after the child.
B. The wife is more successful than her husband.
C. The wife is aware of her unhappiness in marriage.
D. Both A and B.
65. The best title of the passage is most likely to be___________.
A. Equal Partnership Means Nothing in Modern Family.
B. The Changing Relations between Man and Wife.
C. Reasons for Increasing Divorce.
D. The Relations between Husband and Wife.
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