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The Young Can't Wait
By Severn Cullies Suzuki
When you are little, it's not hard to believe you can change the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed the delegates at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them. “Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty（贫困） and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not to be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the thing you tell us not to do? You grown-ups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect（反省） your words.”
I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur（刺激） action. Now, a decade（十年） from Rio, after I've sat through many more conferences, I'm not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual's voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.
When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I'm learning that as we have to make choices—education, career, lifestyle—life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren't taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was idealistic and naive.
Today I'm no longer a child, but I'm worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make sustainable choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of change.
60．The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to _______.
A．end poverty and make school beautiful
B．find environmental answers and keep the words that they always told themselves
C．end poverty and solve the problems about environment
D．find a wonderful place and clean it up
61．What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to _____.
A．a long period of laughing B．a warm welcome
C．an expression used for greeting D．a long period of clapping and applause
62．It becomes clear that the writer is possibly _________ now.
A．in his teens B．in his twenties C．in his thirties D．in his forties
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Lego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids’ imaginations world-wide, has celebrated its 50th anniversary.
On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every child’s toy box. The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world.
"The Lego brick continues to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination," said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.
The company’s building brick allows an infinite number of links. With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.
A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958.
Lego bricks are not just child’s play: they also attract the interest of adults. South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.
After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce competition from electronic games. This so-called "Toy of the Century" then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.
With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in 2006 it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries. Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times！
The Lego bricks have remained popular in the past 50 years as a result of _______.
A. attracting many children worldwide B. brought imagination to the children worldwide
C. making the children and even adults worldwide creative and imaginative
D. having infinite links that bring many imagination
The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that ______.
A. Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricks
B. the Lego bricks made him a mountain climber
C. the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adults
D. the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure
It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. there are 915 different links with just 6 bricks
B. the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwide
C. the Lego Bricks can’t compare with computer games
D. the bricks made today don’t change much compared with those made in 1958
The underlined word “hit” in the seventh paragraph means _____.
A. defeated in a fight or a competition
B. have a crash in an accident or a fight
C. get known through a song
D. attack somebody in a fight
The main idea of the story is that _____.
A. Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling future
B. Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adults
C. Lego bricks: making creativity and imagination
D. Lego bricks: making billions of money every year
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011山东莱州一中高三5月适应性模拟练习二英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Ants have a reputation for strength,organization and teamwork.But researchers have now discovered that a key secret to the success of ants is their ability to identify the importance of age in the work place.
A study of Gentral American leaf-cutter ants has shown that the younger and stronger members are give the toughest job of cutting therough the leaves they harvest.Their sharp youn teeth do this job effectively,but as they get older their teeth become relatively worn and blunt.
But rather than being retired or abandoned by the group,the ageing ants are given a new role more suyted to their physical abilities.They become carriers and teansport the leaves back to the kingdom where they are harvested for food.
The findings by researchers from the University of Oregon and the Oregong State University support previous research showin the survival of a leaf-cutter kingdom depends on the efficiency(效率）of is workers.
“Cuting leaves is hard work,”said Dr.Robert Schofield,who led the research team.“Much of the cutting is done with a V-shaped blade(刀片）between teeth on their jaws.This blade starts out as sharp as the sharpest razor blade that humans have developed.”But over rime the teeth become blunter and the cutting job slows down.The team estimated that,because of this age-related wear,a colony(蚁群)spent twice the energy cutting leaves than it would if all the ants had sharp blades.Its findings support the idea that wear and break can be significant problems for insects as well as largre animals.
Like humans,leaf-cuttre ant recognize that older members of the group can still make a worhwhile contribution to society.“This study shows an advantage of social living that we are familiar with,”said Dr.Schofield.
【小题1】The younger and stronger ants do the toughest job because .
| A．they can teansport the leaves effectively |
| B．they have a sharp blade to cut leaves |
| C．other members are busy with other work |
| D．they can finish the job in a better organized way |
| A．quite loose | B．less sharp |
| C．quite fragile | D．more dirty |
| A．They no longer hve work to do. |
| B．They keep doing the same work. |
| C．They have to leave and live on themselves. |
| D．They are given a new worthwhile job. |
| A．Dr.Schofield is the first to research leaf-cuttre ants |
| B．older ants are more powerful in carrying leaves |
| C．large animals can also suffer from some kind of wear |
| D．leaf-cutter ants are the most lever ants in the world |
| A．The key secret to the success of ants |
| B．The developed structure of ant colony |
| C．The most challenging job for leaf-cutter ants |
| D．No V-shaped blade,no success of ants |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年山东省高三第二次模拟考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I sat in the all-too-quiet waiting room of the cancer center, counting the minutes until my treatment. I thought I'd 36 it two years ago, but it was back. After my 37 diagnosis, Nom and Dad had driven more than l,200 miles from their home to be with me for three 38 while I was getting over from 39 and chemotherapy(化疗). When the cancer returned last, they, once again, 40 it here , too. They waited for hours while I received my treatments------Dad with his 41 and Mom with a magazine.
But now, they were 42 in Westlake.
My children are 43 and my four brothers live far from my home outside Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. I knew 44 of them would come if asked, but I didn't want to 45 them,even with the intense 46 I felt.
I 47 picked one of the magazines on the end table beside me and couldn't help wishing my 48 were there inside. One publication caught my 49 , a magazine I liked best and had 50 to ages ago. I couldn't tell you the last time when I'd read an issue. I 51 it up and I started right in with the letters to the 52 .
"I love 53 my copy every month," the first letter began. The author mentioned a daughter who 54 in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Huh, that's funny. I thought. That's my town! I read the letter to the end, where my 55 fell upon the author's signature:
"Thank you, Margie and Tom Parrish, Westlake, Louisiana"
Alone? Hardly. Margie and Tom-or as I call them, Mom and Dad-were right beside me,even now.
1.A. treated B. beaten C. infected D. operated
2.A. first B. terrible C. invisible D. last
3.A. days B. months C. years D. hours
4.A. illness B. hospital C. work D. surgery
5. A. made B. put C. hoped D. arrived
6.A. pen B. glasses C.Bible D. smile
7. A. in hospital B. back home C. at work D. in town
8.A. youn B. caring C. struggling D. full-grown
9.A. any B. some C. none D. both
10.A. scare B. disappoint C. surprise D. trouble
11.A. loneliness B. pride C. happiness D. anger
12.A. half-heartedly B. carefully C. seriously D. anxiously
13.A. brothers B. children C. friends D. parents
14.A. thought B. mind C. eye D. hand
15.A. referred B. subscribed C. turned D. contributed
16.A.put B.picked C.set D.broke
17.A. editor B. writer C. producer D. reader
18.A. editing B. sending C. receiving D. organizing
19. A. studied B. worked C. died D. lived
20.A.gaze B.touch C.thought D.sense
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011山东莱州一中高三5月适应性模拟练习二英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Ants have a reputation for strength,organization and teamwork.But researchers have now discovered that a key secret to the success of ants is their ability to identify the importance of age in the work place.
A study of Gentral American leaf-cutter ants has shown that the younger and stronger members are give the toughest job of cutting therough the leaves they harvest.Their sharp youn teeth do this job effectively,but as they get older their teeth become relatively worn and blunt.
But rather than being retired or abandoned by the group,the ageing ants are given a new role more suyted to their physical abilities.They become carriers and teansport the leaves back to the kingdom where they are harvested for food.
The findings by researchers from the University of Oregon and the Oregong State University support previous research showin the survival of a leaf-cutter kingdom depends on the efficiency(效率）of is workers.
“Cuting leaves is hard work,”said Dr.Robert Schofield,who led the research team.“Much of the cutting is done with a V-shaped blade(刀片）between teeth on their jaws.This blade starts out as sharp as the sharpest razor blade that humans have developed.”But over rime the teeth become blunter and the cutting job slows down.The team estimated that,because of this age-related wear,a colony(蚁群)spent twice the energy cutting leaves than it would if all the ants had sharp blades.Its findings support the idea that wear and break can be significant problems for insects as well as largre animals.
Like humans,leaf-cuttre ant recognize that older members of the group can still make a worhwhile contribution to society.“This study shows an advantage of social living that we are familiar with,”said Dr.Schofield.
1.The younger and stronger ants do the toughest job because .
|
A．they can teansport the leaves effectively |
|
B．they have a sharp blade to cut leaves |
|
C．other members are busy with other work |
|
D．they can finish the job in a better organized way |
2.The undrelined word“blunt”in the second paragraph can be replaced by .
|
A．quite loose |
B．less sharp |
|
C．quite fragile |
D．more dirty |
3.What happens to the ants when they become old?
|
A．They no longer hve work to do. |
|
B．They keep doing the same work. |
|
C．They have to leave and live on themselves. |
|
D．They are given a new worthwhile job. |
4.It can be learned from the passage that .
|
A．Dr.Schofield is the first to research leaf-cuttre ants |
|
B．older ants are more powerful in carrying leaves |
|
C．large animals can also suffer from some kind of wear |
|
D．leaf-cutter ants are the most lever ants in the world |
5.What can be the best title for the passage?
|
A．The key secret to the success of ants |
|
B．The developed structure of ant colony |
|
C．The most challenging job for leaf-cutter ants |
|
D．No V-shaped blade,no success of ants |
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
If you have read Sylvia Plath’s poetry ,you wil probably wonder what it is about and why she wrote the way she did . Her work always has strong feelings .
Born in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Massachusetts , Plath became an author , whose writings students all over the world have tried to analyze（分析）and understand . Plath’s mother , Aurelia Schober Plath , was a first-generation American from Austria , and her father , Otto Emile Plath , was from Grabow , Germany . Plath had a very close relationship with her father . She wrote about her father in the poem “ Daddy ” , which later became one of her most famous pieces of work . And when her father died in 1940 , eight-year-old Plath said , “ I’ll never speak to God again .” Her poem shows her great love for her father .
In 1995 , Plath graduated from Smith College with highest honors , and obtained a scholarship to Newnham College , Cambridge . It was there that she met the poet Ted Hughes and married him on June 16 , 1956 . It is said that she “ met her match ”. Plath and Hughes experienced a happy life as fully as possible for a while . Plath described Hughes as a “ singer , story-teller , lion and world-wanderer（流浪者）” with a “ voice like the thunder of God .”
Their daughter Frieda was born on April l st 1960 , and their son Nicholas was born in January , 1962. Plath’s poem “ Morning Song ” expresses her feelings as her son was born . She wrote , “ Love set you going like a fat gold watch … ” She compared her baby son to “ a fat gold watch ” , which shows her deep love and great imagination . Beginning in October , 1962 , Plath experienced a great burst of creativity and wrote most of the poems on which her reputation now rests . In 1963 , Plath dead from carbon monoxide poisoning（一氧化碳中毒）. In 1982 , she became the first poet to win a Pulitzer after passing away for The Collected Poems .
56. We can learn from the text that .
A. Plath’s poetry is famous all over the world
B. Plath didn’t like her father very much
C. Plath lived in Germany when she was youn
D. Plath’s mother was born in America
57. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 ?
A. Hughes was also an excellent poet .
B. Hughes always competed with Platch .
C. Hughes was not a good husband .
D. Hughes didn’t like to be a poet .
58. What can we learn about Plath’s poetry ?
A. It has nothing to do with her life .
B. It shows her life in the country side .
C. It is full of feelings and imagination .
D. Its language is simple and common .
59. According to the text , Sylvia Plath died .
A. in her twenties B. in her thirties C. in her forties D. in her fifties
60. What’s the main purpose of the text ?
A. To tell how Sylvia Plath became a poet .
B. To describe the features of Sylvia Plath’s poetry .
C. To explain why Sylvia Plath won a Pulitzer Prize .
D. To introduce Sylvia Plath and her poetry .
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