We’re looking forward ___________ the photo exhibition.
A. to visiting B. to visit C. to having visited D. visiting
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Le Trung,33,has spent £14,000 creating Aiko,who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure,shiny hair and delicate features.
She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr.Trung's accounts.
Mr.Trung,from Brampton in Ontario,Canada,said he has never had time to find a real partner,so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.
The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans,sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his“fem?bot”.
Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor(资助者)to help him complete and perfect Aiko.
He said,“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.”
“I want to make her look,feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion.”
“I talk to her a lot,and hope to improve her knowledge.”
“So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese,so she's already fairly intelligent.”
“Aiko recognize faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit.She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like.”
“She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere.”
“When I need to do my accounts,Aiko does all the maths.She is very patient and never complains.”
“She doesn't need holidays,food or rest and she will work almost 24?hours a day.She is the perfect woman.”
Mr.Trung has designed Aiko with a touch?sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt.
He said,“She has all senses except for smell.”
1.Why did Le Trung spend much money creating Aiko?
A.Because he prefers Aiko to a real person.
B.Because he is too busy to find a partner.
C.Because he thinks Aiko is very beautiful.
D.Because he thinks Aiko is worth much money.
2.According to the passage,what is Aiko?
A.Aiko is a female person.
B.Aiko is Mr.Trung's girl friend.
C.Aiko is a robot that looks like a beautiful woman.
D.Aiko is a perfect woman.
3.Aiko can do the following things EXCEPT ________.
A.that she can understand and speak English and Japanese
B.that she can do maths questions very well
C.that she can smell the strange smell
D.that she can help to receive some familiar guests
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The reason for Le Trung creating Aiko.
B.The introduction to a new scientific product-Aiko.
C.Aiko's ability or functions.
D.The process of making Aiko.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
"We do look very different; we're older. Leo's 38, I'm 37. We were 21 and 22 when we made that film. You know, he's fatter now -- I'm thinner.". So says Kate Winslet, who is thrilled at the 3-D re-release of Titanic to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship's demise. “ It happens every time I get on any boat of any kind." She recalls. There are all the people who want her to walk to the front of the ship and re-create her famous pose, arms flung wide. Most people remember the tragedy: The British passenger ship -- said to be unsinkable -- hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from England to New York City. More than 1,500 people died. But little known is what the world learned from the sinking to prevent future incidents.
Probably the greatest deficiency (不足)of the Titanic was that she was built 40 years before the widespread use of the wonderful invention radar(雷达). Her only defense against icebergs and hidden obstacles was to rely on manned lookouts. On that fateful night the eyesight of trained lookouts only provided 37 seconds of warning before the collision.
Traveling at nearly 30 miles an hour the Titanic was moving far too fast to avoid the huge iceberg. The warning did prevent a head-on collision as the officer on the bridge managed to turn the ship slightly.
The last ship to send a warning was the California. She was within ten miles of the Titanic during the disaster, but her radio operator went to bed at midnight and never received any of the SOS messages from the Titanic. That was one of the important lessons learned from the catastrophe, the need for 24-hour radio operators on all passenger liners.
Another lesson learned was the need for more lifeboats. The Titanic remained afloat(漂浮) for almost three hours and most of the passengers could have been saved with enough lifeboats.
1,500 passengers and workers died in the 28 degree waters of the Atlantic. Out of the tragedy, the sinking did produce some important maritime reforms. The winter travel routes were changed to the south and the Coast Guard began to keep an eye on the location of all icebergs. The new rules for lifeboats were obvious to all. There must be enough lifeboats for everybody on board.
The most important lesson learned was that no one would ever again consider a ship unsinkable- no matter how large or how well constructed. Never again would sailors place their faith in a ship above the power of the sea.
【小题1】The text mainly tells us ______.
A.the reason why the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean |
B.how the unsinkable ship of Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean |
C.the lessons that we could learn from the accident of theTitanic |
D.the things we should do to protect the lives on the ship |
A.If the captain had been more careful, he could have had the chance to save the Titanic. |
B.If radar had existed 40 years ago, the Titanic would have never disappeared from the world. |
C.If the lookout had had much more experience, he could have had the time to save the Titanic. |
D.If there had been enough lifeboats on the Titanic, the Titanic would not have sunk in the Atlantic. |
A.Lessons from the Titanic | B.Technology is Important |
C.Demands of Passengers | D.Power of Sea |
A.They think there really exists the unsinkable ship. |
B.They think ships could eventually defeat the sea. |
C.They think there is no power that could control the sea. |
D.They think the bigger the ship is, the safer it is. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:山东省威海市2010届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using “sorry I had no signal" when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found.
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year. Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average at least twice a day. The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal, with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie. It usually came after they hit the “ignore" button when their mobile rang.
Three quarters of people think women are better liars. The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men.
The second most common fib(无关紧要的谎言) is “I haven't got any cash on me” when asked for money by tramps (流浪者), beggars and Big Issue sellers. “Nothing's wrong – I'm fine” came third followed by “You look lovely” and “Nice to see you”.
Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with “I didn't get your text” in 18th, “Our server was down” in 20th and “My battery died” in 26th place.
Other lies to make the top ten included “I'll give you a ring”, “We're just good friends” and “We'll have to meet up soon”. “I'm on my way” and “No, your bum doesn't look big in that” completed the top ten.
Men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times.
In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adults.
66. Whether the person being called has pushed the “ignore” button or ______, the caller at the other end hears the same tone.
A. really has no signal B. can’t get the text
C. has a battery failure D. answers the call
67. Most people think women are better liars because ______.
A. there’re more women liars B. fewer women liars are found out
C. women tell less harmful lies D. women are harder to convince
68. “Our server was down” is perhaps a lie told as an excuse for not ______.
A. inviting a friend to dinner B. responding to an e-mail
C. coming to a party on time D. cleaning one’s room
69. “You look lovely” and “I’m on my way” rank _____ on the popular-lie list.
A. 3rd and 8th B. 5th and 10th C. 4th and 9th D. 5th and 12th
70. The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it’s ______ for the British to lie so much.
A. puzzling B. disgusting C. impossible D. reasonable
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科目:高中英语 来源:20102011学年河北省高一第二学期期中考试英语卷 题型:阅读理解
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”
“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.
A. to film a scene on the sea B. to find an actor and an actress
C. to watch a beautiful sunset D. to meet the audience
2. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.
B. Because he was angry with his crew.
C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
D. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.
3. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.
A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C. it was more moving than a sunrise
D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
4. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.
A. because he was moved to tears
B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.
B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.
C. The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试全国卷I英语试题 题型:阅读理解
We have met the enemy and he is ours We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American .Midwest it’s hard not to wonder of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染)we think of as human infections started in other animals “ says Stephen Morse director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them “says Isaksen
“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing “says Peter Schantz Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases A new bug(病毒)may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful(有害的)Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease But is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person
1.We learn from Paragraph I that the pet sold at the shop may_______.
A.come from Columbia |
B.prevent us from being infected |
C.enjoy being with children |
D.suffer from monkey-pox |
2.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A.They attack human beings |
B.We need to study native animals |
C.They can’t live out of the rain forest |
D.We do not know much about them yet |
3.What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.a new disease |
B.a clear warning |
C.a dangerous animal |
D.a morning call |
4.The text suggests that in the future we .
A.may have to fight against more new diseases |
B.may easily get infected by diseases from dogs |
C.should not be allowed to have pets |
D.should stop buying pests from Africa |
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