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Planet Hunter

　　When Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope．Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky．

　　“What excited me most was whether there were planets in other solar systems where life might exist,”he says．“I decided to try to find planets orbiting(沿…軌道運行)other stars like our Sun．”

　　And he did．“My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995,”Dr．Marcy says．“We worked for ten years without finding anything!But we stuck with it, and our patience paid off．”

　　Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets orbiting other stars．Dr．Marcy and Dr．Butler also spotted the first“family”of three planets．In June 2002 they announced another discovery：a Jupiter-like(像木星一樣的)planet orbiting star 55 Cancri．

　　At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars．Recently, the scientists found planets farther out．The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough：it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun．

　　Why is this important?Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features in our solar system．The first is Jupiter．

　　“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids(小行星), or they all come and hit the Earth．”Dr．Marcy explains．“Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed．”

　　A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist．Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life．A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri．Is there an Earthlike planet in the space, too small for us to notice?If so, says Dr．Marcy,“We would have two striking similarities to our solar system：a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet．And there may be life!”

(1)

What can we learn about Dr．Marcy from the passage?

[　　]

A．

He is found of watching Jupiter．

B．

He is from a scientist family．

C．

He dislikes working with Paul Butler．

D．

He is interested in finding life in outer space．

(2)

Which of the following is true of the recent discovery?

[　　]

A．

The planet is not as protective as Jupiter．

B．

The planet is close star 55 Cancri．

C．

The planet proves to be a gas planet．

D．

The planet is as large as Jupiter．

(3)

Dr．Marcy thinks that life may exist in the 55 Cancri system because ________．

[　　]

A．

he has found the system similar to the solar system

B．

he has discovered an Earth-like planet there

C．

he has discovered a rocky planet there

D．

he has found signs of life in the system

(4)

“But we stuck with it”(in Paragraph 3)means ________．

[　　]

A．

they felt discouraged

B．

they carried on with it

C．

they failed in their attempt

D．

they made some progress

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．B;
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The United States: Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight—no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID (帶照片的身份證).

    Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16 will get an award (獎勵). Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99, good anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticket less crowd. And there are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost ticket replacement (替換) to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.

1．Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?

    A. it is cheaper for air travelers.

    B. It helps reduce the cost for airlines.

    C. It can use computer fliers to plan air traveling.

    D. It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets.

2．To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines ________.

    A. sell their tickets for $ 99 from June to February the following year

    B. let travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same tickets

    C. allow each other traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirs

    D. offer ticketless travelers free miles to fly in the US

3．Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text?

    A. People who like to have paper airplane tickets.

    B. People who love paper products of various kinds.

    C. People who travel with paper on a plane.

    D. People who have lost their tickets and buy a second one.

4．The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to ________.

    A. attract travelers to take ticketless flights

    B. punish those who insist on using paper tickets

    C. do better than other airline companies

    D. pay for the work to deal with lost tickets

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：全優(yōu)設(shè)計必修一英語人教版 人教版 題型：050

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　　Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose．But to protect its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go．These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war．There, the traveler might not be safe．These countries are listed in a small book called a passport①．

　　This passport is a government request for the safety of its traveling people．It is also a government’s pledge② that the people will obey the rules of the host country(東道國)．

　　To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must prove(證明)that he is an American citizen(公民)．An American can not go overseas(外國)without a passport．Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports．

　　Pasted inside the passport is the traveler’s picture．Children traveling with their parents are included in one parent’s book．

　　Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year．An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things．But the most important that he carries in another country is his passport．

(1)

A passport is not needed when an American goes to ________．

[　　]

A．

foreign countries

B．

dangerous areas

C．

Canada or Mexico

D．

countries overseas

(2)

From the passage we can see that ________．

[　　]

A．

children can’t travel to foreign countries

B．

Americans like to travel

C．

a traveler is not safe in most countries

D．

Americans like to travel to close countries

(3)

Why does a traveler need a passport?

[　　]

A．

He needs something more to carry when he travels．

B．

It helps the country to protect the people．

C．

He needs to have his picture taken more often．

D．

It helps the traveler to know where he will go．

(4)

Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?

[　　]

A．

People should take care of their passports．

B．

It is not important to have a passport to travel．

C．

Children are never included in a passport．

D．

When you are in another country, money is more important than a passport．

(5)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

When Americans are traveling in another country, they must obey the rules of the country．

B．

The American government sometimes allows its people to travel to dangerous places．

C．

A passport is needed wherever an American is traveling．

D．

Everyone who lives in the United States can get a passport from the American government．

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科目：高中英語 來源：江蘇省2010屆高三第三次模擬英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

 

第三部分: 閱讀理解 (共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”

I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence.

The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).

I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac（機場停機坪）in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.  

I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.

1..Many people crowded the terminal because ________.

A. they were ready to board on the planes       

B. something was wrong with the terminal

C. the flights to the Northeast were canceled     

D. the gate agent wouldn’t help the passengers

2. How did the writer get to Providence at last?

A. by air                              B. by van                      

C. by train                              D. by underground

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Incidents happened to those who fly quite often.

B. The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines.

C. Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past.

D. McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options. 

4. What can be implied from the passage?

A. The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.

B. The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be.

C. The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently.

D. Passengers would feel proud of how they were treated on the plane.

 

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第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

Thirty years ago I worked in a company. My job was to sell the cars. I was young and strong and I had been to most parts of the world and I spent one fifth of my time in the trains or planes. I liked such a life and sometimes I called myself “traveler”.

But one day I got into trouble. It was a cold morning. It blew heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow outside. I was still in bed though it was nine. I finished a long journey the day before and decided to have a good rest. Suddenly the telephone rang and my manager told me to fly to New York to take part in an important meeting. I had to get up and after a quick breakfast I hurried to the airport. The taxi went slowly and I missed the first flight. I had to take the next one. It meant I would wait for nearly five hours in the waiting-room. But five hours later a passenger said the information showed there was a bomb in our plane and the policemen were looking for it. And another five hours passed and most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane. At the entrance each passenger and their baggage had to be examined. A young man who seemed a soldier shouted at the policemen at the entrance, “If I had a gun in my baggage, I would shoot you two hours ago!”

56．The writer called himself “traveler” because he________

A．sold cars for his company       B．often took trains and cars

C．traveled all over the world       D．liked traveling in many places

57．He didn’t get up until the phone rang because he________

A．felt very cold outside           B．wanted to have a rest that day

C．was going to have a meeting     D．was waiting for the manager’s call

58．The taxi went slowly because________

A．there was much snow on the road

B．it was very cold that morning

C．the driver didn’t know he would fly to New York

D．the manager told him not to hurry

59．The young man became angry because he________.

A．wouldn’t be examined

B．had a gun in his baggage

C．waited for a long time at the airport

D．hated the policemen at the entrance

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：吉林省長春市2009---2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

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第三部分、閱讀理解（共15個小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

The richest country

To reach the world’s richest country, you needn’t set out for the Middle East, but for the South Pacific, to a tiny dot just south of the equator, called Nauru. Only 8.2 square miles in size, the whole of this country can be seen from the air as the plane comes into land. The blue South Pacific reaches for thousands of miles in all directions, the nearest piece of land being Ocean Island 200 miles to the east.

Nauro is so small that the plane lands in what is best regarded as the capital’s main street. The seaward side of the runway has traffic lights at each end to stop cars when planes are landing. The tiny bus station outside the airport is crowded with well-fed and brightly clothed Naurans with their modern cars.

With Naurans now getting an average(平均) of $44,500 a year, the island’s 60,000 people seem to have little to worry about. A trip to the island’s central hump(隆峰) tells a slightly different story.

The hump with a great deal of phosphate(磷酸鹽) round is Nauru’s wealth. When Nauru gained freedom from the British government in 1908, about 40 million tons of the earliest 100 million tons of phosphate were left. Since it has taken out another 10 million tons, which leaves enough only for another 20-25 years.

61.The best title of the text should be______.

A. Wealth and population of Nauru

B. The most beautiful country in the world

C. A small island surrounded by the Pacific

D. A small but rich island country

62.It can be inferred from the text that______.

A.Nauru has not built a runway in the airport yet

B.Nauru is not large enough to build the runway of the plane

C.the Naurans are not rich enough to build a runway of the plane

D.no cars run on the main street

63.From the last sentence of the text we can learn that the writer wants to tell us______.

A.why Naurans are so rich

B.something more about Nauru

C.something for Naurans to worry about

D.how the British robbed Nauru of their wealth

64.How many tons of phosphate will probably be taken out in Nauru a year?

A. 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 tons

B. 2,800,000 to 3,500,000 tons

C. 1,200,000 to 1,500,000 tons

D. 400,000 to 500,000 tons

 

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