Priscilla Ouchida’s “energy-efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000 three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is net given sufficient attention partly because of the nation’s drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t new. “The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along,” says Moschandreas a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. “Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases.”
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants produced in most households seldom build up to dangerous levels.
1. It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas’ house __________
A. is well worth the money spent on its construction
B. is almost faultless from the point of energy conservation
C. failed to meet energy conservation standards
D. was designed and constructed in a scientific way
2. What made the Ouchidas’ new house a horrible dream?
A. Lack of fresh air. B. Poor quality of building materials.
C. Gas leak in the kitchen. D. The newly painted walls.
3. The underlined word “accentuate” in the third paragraph most probably means ___________.
A. control B. worsen C. relieve D. improve
4. This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled “_________”.
A. Energy Conservation B. Houses Building Crisis
C. Air Pollution Indoors D. Traps in Building Construction
科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省2010届高三下学期5月模拟考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Priscilla Ouchida’s “energy-efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000 three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is net given sufficient attention partly because of the nation’s drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t new. “The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along,” says Moschandreas a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. “Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases.”
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants produced in most households seldom build up to dangerous levels.
1. It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas’ house __________
A. is well worth the money spent on its construction
B. is almost faultless from the point of energy conservation
C. failed to meet energy conservation standards
D. was designed and constructed in a scientific way
2. What made the Ouchidas’ new house a horrible dream?
A. Lack of fresh air. B. Poor quality of building materials.
C. Gas leak in the kitchen. D. The newly painted walls.
3. The underlined word “accentuate” in the third paragraph most probably means ___________.
A. control B. worsen C. relieve D. improve
4. This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled “_________”.
A. Energy Conservation B. Houses Building Crisis
C. Air Pollution Indoors D. Traps in Building Construction
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Priscilla Ouchida’s “energy-efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000 three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is net given sufficient attention partly because of the nation’s drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t new. “The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along,” says Moschandreas a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. “Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases.”
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants produced in most households seldom build up to dangerous levels.
1. It can be learned from the passage that the Ouchidas’ house __________
A. is well worth the money spent on its construction
B. is almost faultless from the point of energy conservation
C. failed to meet energy conservation standards
D. was designed and constructed in a scientific way
2. What made the Ouchidas’ new house a horrible dream?
A. Lack of fresh air. B. Poor quality of building materials.
C. Gas leak in the kitchen. D. The newly painted walls.
3. The underlined word “accentuate” in the third paragraph most probably means ___________.
A. control B. worsen C. relieve D. improve
4. This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled “_________”.
A. Energy Conservation B. Houses Building Crisis
C. Air Pollution Indoors D. Traps in Building Construction
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市西南师大附中09-10学年高一下学期期中考试 题型：阅读理解
On May 3
On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Gone with the wind”.
On May 3, 1898, Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel, was born.
On May 3, 1802, Washington, D.C. officially became a city.
On May 2
On May 2, 1903, Benjamin Spock, the American pediatrician (儿科医生) whose book on child rearing (扶养) influenced generations of parents, was born.
On May 2, 1885, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon about the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
On May 1
On May 1, 1967, Singer Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.
On May 1, 1907, Kate Smith, the American singer who was considered the “first lady of radio”, was born.
On May 1, 1880, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon about the mass migration of Southern blacks to the West.
On April 30
On April 30, 1945, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide (自杀) along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun, as Russian troops approached his Berlin Bunker.
On April 30, 1902, Theodore Schultz, the American economist who won a Nobel Prize for his important studies of the human factor in the workplace, was born.
On April, 30, 1859, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon about a U.S. military expedition to Paraguay (巴拉圭).
1.Arrange the following events in order of time they happened.
a. Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize b. Benjamin Spock was born
c. Elvis Presley got married d. Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler died
A. a-b-c-d B. b-a-d-c C. b-a-c-d D. a-b-d-c
2.Who later became a political leader?
A. Golda Meir B. Elvis Presley C. Kate Smith D. Theodore Schultz
3.Harper’s Weekly is most probably _____.
A. a daily newspaper with a cartoon column
B. a cartoon newspaper started in the late 19th century
C. an American magazine with a cartoon column
D. a European cartoon magazine with a long history
4.The section of a newspaper containing this type of information can best be titled _____.
A. History focus B. History’s celebration
C. Important historical events D. On this day in history
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
On May 3
On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Gone with the wind”.
On May 3, 1898, Golda Meir, the fourth prime minister of the State of Israel, was born.
On May 3, 1802, Washington, D.C. officially became a city.
On May 2
On May 2, 1903, Benjamin Spock, the American pediatrician (儿科医生) whose book on child rearing (扶养) influenced generations of parents, was born.
On May 2, 1885, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon about the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
On May 1
On May 1, 1967, Singer Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.
On May 1, 1907, Kate Smith, the American singer who was considered the “first lady of radio” was born.
On May 1, 1880, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon about the mass migration of Southern blacks to the West.
On April 30
On April 30, 1945, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide (自杀) along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun, as Russian troops approached his Berlin Bunker.
On April 30, 1902, Theodore Schultz, the American economist who won a Nobel Prize for his important studies of the human factor in the workplace, was born.
On April, 30, 1859, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon about a U.S. military expedition to Paraguay (巴拉圭).
64.Arrange the following events in order of time they happened.
a. Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize b. Benjamin Spock was born
c. Elvis Presley got married d. Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler died
A. a-b-c-d B. b-a-d-c C. b-a-c-d D. a-b-d-c
65.Who later became a political leader?
A. Golda Meir B. Elvis Presley C. Kate Smith D. Theodore Schultz
66.Harper’s Weekly is most probably _____.
A. a daily newspaper with a cartoon column
B. a cartoon newspaper started in the late 19th century
C. an American magazine with a cartoon column
D. a European cartoon magazine with a long history
67.The section of a newspaper containing this type of information can best be titled _____.
A. History focus B. History’s celebration
C. Important historical events D. On this day in history
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