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201692. （2024•西工大附中•模拟） It happened to me recently．I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President．A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，"a brilliantly （精彩地）written book"．However，he then went on to talk about Mr．Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all．I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．
And it seems that my friend is not the only one．Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven't．In the World Book Day's"Report on Guilty Secrets"，Dreams From My Father is at number 9．The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as I'm not one to lie too often （I'd hate to be caught out），I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire top ten．But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984．I think it's really brilliant．
The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it．It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens，Fyodor Dostoevsky （I haven't read him，but haven't lied about it either） and Herman Melville．
Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to"impress"someone they were speaking to．This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!
But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named J．K．Rowling，John Grisham，Sophie Kinsella （ah，the big sellers，in other words）．Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story （I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so）．

（1）How did the author find his friend a book liar？        ．
A．By judging his manner of speaking．
B．By looking into his background．
C．By mentioning a famous name．
D．By discussing the book itself．
（2）Which of the following is a"guilty secret"according to the World Book Day report？        ．
A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list．
B．42% of people pretended to have read 1984．
C．The author admitted having read 9 books．
D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read．
（3）By lying about reading，a person hopes to        ．
A．control the conversation
B．appear knowledgeable
C．learn about the book
D．make more friends
（4）What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers？        ．
A．Favorable
B．Uncaring
C．Doubtful
D．Friendly．

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（1）D 细节理解题．根据第一段"However，he then went on to talk about Mr．Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all．"可知作者发现朋友撒谎，是因为朋友对此书的深入讨论暴露了他对奥巴马背景的无知，故选D．
（2）B 推理判断题．根据第二段"But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984．I think it's really brilliant．"，并结合上文"The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading"可知作者不像42%的人一样假装读过乔治•奥威尔（英国小说家）的《1984》，因此可推测出有42%的人撒谎说读过《1984》，故选B．
（3）D 细节理解题．根据第四段"Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to'impress' someone they were speaking to．"可知，大多说人撒谎是想要给别人留下好印象，从而结交更多朋友，故选D．
（4）C 作者态度题．根据第五段"I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so"可知作者对这些人说从未这样做过表示很惊讶，因此可推知作者对这58%的人表示怀疑，故选C．

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214580. （2019•西安高级中学•高一上期中） Girls can easily get sad．If your friend is feeling blue and calls you，what will you do？Here are some tips on how you can make her smile again．
   Listen to her．When people feel sad，they often have the feeling of needing to be heard．So，listen carefully to what she is saying and do nothing else．Your friend will surely thank you for being the shoulder she can cry on．
    Once you are done with listening，you can offer some advice or remain silent and let her feel everything and let it all out by crying．As a friend，you might think you should give her some advice．But if you have no idea about what to say，just remain silent and be there for her．
   In order to be able to help your friend in need，don't be sad for yourself．How can you help your friend when you are also feeling down？
   A hug can make a difference in the word．It makes you feel warm and special．A hug makes you feel safe．So give your friend a hug when she needs it the most．
   Spend more time with your friend who wants to be happy．Do things together like washing dishes，cleaning，or going out for fun．The more time you spend together，the stronger your friendship will become．
   Sometimes，it is much better that you avoid a crying friend in your life．But by doing so，you are also keeping your friend at a distance and will make her wonder if you are her true friend．If you are there when she needs you，your friendship will be much stronger．

（1）The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us        ．
A．why girls can easily get sad．
B．how to make new friends with girls．
C．how to make a sad female friend happy again．
D．what to do when we are sad．
（2）According to Paragraph 2，when a female friend is sad，what should we do？
A．We should say something nice to her．
B．We should ask her why she feels sad．
C．We should give her some good advice．
D．We should spend time listening to her．
（3）We can learn from the passage that        ．
A．Hugging a sad friend can make you feel warm and special．
B．Your sad friend may feel much better if you are also sad．
C．It's not a good idea to be silent facing a sad friend．
D．Giving a hug to a sad friend is very helpful．
（4）In paragraph 6，the writer mainly suggests that we        ．
A．spend more time with your friend
B．help our friends with their housework
C．spend time with our friends everyday
D．ask our friends to take part in activities

共享时间:2019-11-21 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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215203. （2015•西安一中•高三上期中） To prevent the deserts coming near，China has planted billions of trees---to replace destroyed forests and as barriers against the sand．This isn't a cure，though，say experts，as thirsty trees can make the problem worse by taking in groundwater．
"Planting tress is one way，but it isn't that simple．It doesn't solve the basic issue of water resources，" says Wu Bo，a professor． "We need to calculate how much water the trees will absorb，or else it could have a negative effect．"
Villagers in Zhengxin have taken on this challenge，with limited success．When the irrigation channels began to run dry，Lu Xianglin switched from wheat to cotton on his land．He also planted trees to protect his fields from sandstorms．He says he still gets good yields（产量） using flood irrigation and earns a good income for his family．
Other farmers haven't stuck it out（坚持到底）：about one in three have left Zhengxin in the past 10 years after their wheat crops died．Young people who can find jobs in the towns rarely return．
Last week，Mr Lu joined the other men in his village on a government-arranged trip to see the land that has been set aside for their relocation，nearly 40 miles to the south．The next day，he was back，shaking his head at the plan．The idea of uprooting his family troubles him，as does the idea of giving up the land that fed his forefathers．He prefers to stay and keep up the fight．
"With enough water，this problem can be solved，" Lu says． "We can plant trees and grass，and they will grow bigger．That will stop the desert．"
Experts say that farmers could switch to drip irrigation （滴灌）to lessen their water intake for growing crops．Elsewhere in the region，farmers have built brick greenhouses as part of a plan to grow vegetables using less water．Roadside signs urge farmers to "Save Water，Protect the Environment"．

（1）The negative effect of planting trees in deserts is that        ．
A．it can make groundwater become less
B．it can prevent the sand moving freely
C．it can stop crops growing well
D．it can get the soil to become poor
（2）Why did Mr．Lu NOT accept the idea of relocation？
A．Because the plan of relocation will cost him much money．
B．Because his family had trouble moving away．
C．Because he was reluctant to give up his land．
D．Because he would rather stay than fight against the deserts．
（3）What can we infer from the passage？
A．The deserts drive more and more people to leave their homes for their lives．
B．People have no means to fight against the land becoming desert．
C．Water is the biggest barrier for people to stop the desert．
D．Planting trees cannot solve the problem of desertification of farmland．
（4）What advice is given by experts to save water？
A．To plant more trees．
B．To build greenhouses．
C．To change crops．
D．To use drip irrigation．

共享时间:2015-11-12 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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215131. （2015•西北大附中•高一上期中） Living in a foreign culture can be exciting，but it can also be confusing （令人迷惑的）．A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences．They decided that miscommunications were always possible，even over something as simple as"yes"and"no"．
On her first day in Micronesia，an island in the Pacific，Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her．The day was hot．She went into a store and asked，"Do you have cold drinks．The woman there didn't say anything．Lisa repeated the question．Still the Woman said nothing．She later learned that the woman had answered her：She had raised her eyebrows （眉毛），which in Micronesia means"yes"．
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria，a country in Europe．She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage．She asked the waiter，"Do you have cabbage today？"He nodded his head．Jan waited，but the cabbage never came．In that country，a nod means no．
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India．After explaining something in class，he asked his students if they understood．They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head．He thought some people had not understood，so he explained again．When he asked again，they did the same thing．He soon found out that his students did understand．In India，people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from．You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean"yes"or"no"．

（1）These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they        ．
A．had problems with communications
B．needed to learn foreign languages
C．should often discuss their experiences
D．should go abroad for vacations
（2）People in Micronesia show"yes"by        ．
A．nodding heads
B．shaking heads
C．raising eyebrows
D．saying"no"
（3）Tom misunderstood his class at first because
A．he didn't explain everything clearly enough
B．he did not know much about Indian culture
C．some students didn't understand his questions
D．he didn't know where the students came from
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage？
A．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage．
B．Jan taught English on a Pacific island．
C．In Bulgaria，nodding heads means no．
D．In India，only shaking heads means"YES"．
（5）The passage is mainly about        ．
A．body language in foreign restaurants
B．miscommunication in different cultures
C．class discussion in Indian schools
D．English teaching in other countries．

共享时间:2015-11-24 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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215074. （2017•七十中•高二下期中） In the 1500's when the Spanish moved into what later was to become the southwestern United States，they came across the ancestors of the modern-day Pueblo，Hopi，and Zuni peoples．These ancestors，known variously as the basket makers，the Anasazi，or the Ancient ones，had lived in the area for at least 2，000 years．They were an advanced agricultural people who used irrigation to help grow their crops．
The Anasazi lived in houses constructed of adobe （土砖） and wood．Anasazi houses were originally built in holes and were entered from the roof．But around the year 700 A．D．，the Anasazi began to build their homes above ground and join them together into groups of multistoried large buildings，which the Spanish called pueblos or villages．Separate rooms under the ground in these pueblos-known as kivas-were set aside for religious ceremonies．Each kiva had a hole that was believed to lead to the underworld．The largest pueblos had five stories and more than 800 rooms．
The Anasazi family was matrilinear （母系遗传）．The holy objects of the family were under the control of the oldest female，but the actual ceremonies were conducted by her brother，or son．Women owned the rooms in the pueblo and the crops，once they were harvested．While still growing，crops belonged to the men，who，in contrast to most other Native American groups，planted them．The women made baskets and pottery；the men made cloth and jewelry．
Each village had two chiefs．The village chief dealt with land disputes （争议） and religious affairs．The war chief led the men in fighting during occasional conflicts that broke out with neighboring villages and directed the men in community building projects．The solid political and social organization of the Anasazi made it almost impossible for other groups to conquer them．

（1）What do we know about the Anasazi people？
A．They were immigrants from Spain．
B．They were good at growing crops．
C．They stored their crops in caves．
D．They had battles against the Spanish．
（2）What does the underlined word"they"（Paragraph 3）refer to？
A．Women．
B．Pueblos．
C．Crops．
D．Rooms．
（3）What can be concluded from the text？
A．The Anasazi benefited from trade with the Spanish．
B．The division of labor in Anasazi society was clear．
C．The Spanish caused harm to Anasazi society．
D．Constant conflicts existed in Anasazi society．
（4）What can best describe the Anasazi？
A．Aggressive．
B．United．
C．Honesty．
D．Selfish．

共享时间:2017-05-13 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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215073. （2017•七十中•高二下期中） Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit；most people don't even notice that they're doing it when they sit down．While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other，it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of．
A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure．The reason this happens is because the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart，crossing one leg over the other increases resistance，making it even harder for the blood to circulate．This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood back to the heart．You won't feel any immediate effects，but if you sit for long periods of time it's important that you take note of how long you have your legs crossed for．You shouldn't have your legs crossed for more than 15 minutes，and it's important that you get up and walk around at least once every hour．
Crossing your legs can also lead to neck and back pain．Ideally，it's best for our bodies to sit with our feet planted flat，hip width apart，on the floor，but it's not easy to maintain perfect posture all day at the office．
You also might notice that when you sit with your legs crossed for long periods of time your feet and legs get tingly or have the feeling of being asleep．While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two，repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage．
So next time you sit down，try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor．Not only will it help your posture and stability，but it will also save your health in the long run．

（1）Crossing legs affect your blood pressure because        ．
A．it causes your body to push the blood back to the heart．
B．you can't feel any immediate effects．
C．you don't have enough time to walk around．
D．it is harder for the blood to circulate．
（2）To solve the problems caused by crossing legs，you'd better        ．
A．sit with your feet planted flat on the floor for hours．
B．pay attention to how long you have your legs crossed for．
C．keep your sitting posture and stability permanently．
D．try to be aware of whether you are comfortable or not．
（3）Which word can't describe the feeling when you cross your legs for a long time？
A．nervous
B．tired
C．numb
D．painful．

共享时间:2017-05-13 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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215055. （2017•七十中•高一下期中） With more than 100，000 people aged 100 or over，Spain is the country with the greatest life expectancy after Japan．How do you live to 100？Here the country's centenarians（百岁老人）
give their advice on staying youthful．
Pilar Fernandez，101
She lives with her daughter Pili，granddaughters Flori and Ana in Ambas，Asturias，northern Spain．Fernandez suffered hunger and hardship during the war years alongside her nine brothers and sisters．To avoid history repeating itself，she limited herself to just one child．"From pure fear，I didn't have anymore，"says Fernandez．One of the best things for her health，she says，is tending livestock（家畜） and a vegetable garden．
Maximino San Miguel，102
He lives in Leon，northern Spain．San Miguel discovered his passion（酷爱） for amateur dramatics at the age of 80 and has participated in many local productions．He didn't go to school as a child because he was sent to work as a shepherd（敉羊人）．He prefers reading books about drawing and travelling．Now this hobby，he said，has kept him full of energy．
Pedro Rodriguez，106
He lives in Cangas de Onis，Asturias，northern Spain．Rodriguez plays the piano every day in the living room of the flat where he lives with his wife who is nearly 20 years younger than him，Their daughters visit them often．His hobby is something that he feels has kept him young．"The nuns（修女） taught me how to play the piano as a child，"he says．
Francisco Nunez，112
He is from Bienvenida，Badajoz，southern Spain．Nunez lives with his daughter．He says he doesn't like the pensioners'daycare center because it's full of old people，whose negative attitude towards life affects him deeply sometimes．Despite his old age，he has always maintained（保持）a youthful outlook，and that is what has kept him going on．

（1）What benefits her health according to Pilar Fernandez？
A．Having more children．
B．Learning history．
C．Living with kids．
D．Doing gardening．
（2）What does Maximino San Miguel want to do most in his life now？
A．Working as a shepherd．
B．Reading books．
C．Taking up painting．
D．Going travelling．
（3）Why does Francisco Nunez dislike living with other old people？
A．They may depend on his help．
B．He is sensitive to his old age．
C．They may affect his attitude to life．
D．He has more kids to look after at home．
（4）What can we infer about the four old people from the text？
A．They are fond of exercising regularly．
B．They led a hard life when they were young．
C．They have the same hobbies in their free time．
D．They have their own method of staying youthful．

共享时间:2017-05-12 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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214893. （2017•交大附中•高二上期中） Next time a customer comes to your office，offer him a cup of coffee．And when you're doing your holiday shopping online，make sure you're holding a large glass of iced tea．The physical sensation（感觉） of warmth encourages emotional warmth，while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions - those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A．Bargh．
   Psychologists have known that one person's perception（感知） of another's "warmth" is a powerful determiner in social relationships．Judging someone to be either "warm" or "cold" is a primary consideration，even trumping evidence that a "cold" person may be more capable．Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences，Bargh argues，when babies' conceptual sense of the world around them iaped by physical sensations，particularly warmth and coldness．Classic studies by Harry Harlow，published in 1958，showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth "mother" rather than one made of wire，even when the wire "mother" carried a food bottle．Harlow's work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills．
   Feelings of "warmth" and "coldness" in social judgments appear to be universal．Although no worldwide study has been done，Bargh says that describing people as "warm" or "cold" is common to many cultures，and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries．
   To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth，Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students．A research assistant who was unaware of the study's hypotheses（假设），handed the students either a hot cup of coffee，or a cold drink，to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form；The drink was then handed back．After that，the students were asked to rate the personality of "Person A" based on a particular description．Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink．
   "We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly，" says Bargh．

（1）According to Paragraph 1，a person's emotion may be affected by       ．
A．the visitors to his office
B．the psychology lessons he has
C．his physical feeling of coldness
D．the things he has bought online
（2）The author mentions Harlow's experiment to show that       ．
A．adultould develop social skills
B．babies need warm physical contact
C．caregiverould be healthy adults
D．monkeys have social relationships
（3）We can infer from the passage that       ．
A．abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences
B．feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide
C．physical temperature affects how we see others
D．capable persons are often cold to others
（4）What would be the best title for the passage？
A．Drinking for Better Social Relationships．
B．Experiments of Personality Evaluation．
C．Developing Better Drinking Habits．
D．Physical Sensations and Emotions．

共享时间:2017-11-12 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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214863. （2017•高新一中•高一上期中） Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater，employees were busy sleeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups．It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater's 75-year history．This time，however the cleanup was a little different．As one group of workers carried out the rubbish，another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building's end．
The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater．Though the movie is 30 years old，most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building．Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate．The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down．
Bradford said that large modern theatres in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete．He added that the theater's location was also a reason．"This used to be the center of town，"he said．"Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses．"
Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place．However，these plans were abandoned because of financial problems．Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm，which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located．
The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time．After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movies．The theater will be missed．

（1）In what way was yesterday's cleanup at the Plaza special？
A．It made room for new equipment．
B．It signaled the closedown of the theater．
C．It was done with the help of the audience．
D．It marked the 75th anniversary of The theater．
（2）Why was The Last Picture Show put on？
A．It was an all-time classic．
B．It was about the history of the town．
C．The audience requested it．
D．The theater owner found it suitable．
（3）What will probably happen to the building？
A．It will be repaired．
B．It will be turned into a museum．
C．It will be knocked down．
D．It will be sold to the city government．
（4）What can we infer about the audience？
A．They are disappointed with Bradford．
B．They are sad to pan with the old theater．
C．They are supportive of the city officials．
D．They are eager to have a shopping center．

共享时间:2017-11-14 难度:1 相似度:1.33

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214836. （2017•长安区一中•高二上期中） When families gather for Christmas dinner，some will stick to formal traditions，that is，their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver bowls．But now in many other homes，this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware （粗陶） and informality，with dresses in an informal and ordinary look．For hosts and guests，the change means greater simplicity and comfort．For makers of fine china in Britain，it means economic hard times．
Last week Royal Doulton，the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent，announced that it is removing 1，000 jobs--one-fifth of its total workforce．That brings to more than 4，000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery （陶瓷） field．Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier．
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing，the layoffs（失业） in Stoke have their roots in great social changes．A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company"has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend（潮流）"toward informal dining．Families eat together less often，he explained，and more people eat alone，either because they are single or because they want to eat in front of television．Even dinner parties，if they happen at all，have gone informal．In a time of long work hours and busy family schedules，busy hosts insist，rightly，that it's better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a"real"dinner party．Too often，the perfect moment never comes．Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth？Forget it．Clean the silver bowls？Who has time？
Yet the loss of formality has its down side．The fine points of etiquette （礼节） that children might once have learned before at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents （"Chew with your mouth closed．""Keep your elbows off the table．"） must be picked up else-where．Some companies now offer etiquette courses for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially．

（1）In many homes nowadays，people tend to
A．stick to formal traditions when they dine
B．set their tables with the good dishes and silver bowls
C．have dinner informally
D．buy many sets of fine china
（2）Why do people tend to follow the trend towards informal dining？
A．Family members need more time to relax．
B．Busy schedules leave people no time for formality．
C．People prefer to live a comfortable life．
D．Young people won't follow the etiquette of the older generation．
（3）It can be learned from the passage that'Royal Doulton' is        ．
A．a store of steel tableware
B．a store of stoneware
C．a store of pottery chain
D．a producer of fine china
（4）The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is        ．
A．the increased value of the pound
B．the worsening economy in Asia
C．the change in people's way of life
D．the fierce competition at home and abroad．

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214748. （2017•西安中学•高二上期中） Londoners are great readers．They read and buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books-especially paperbacks，which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing．They still continue to buy"proper"books，too，printed on good paper and bound（装订） between hard covers．
There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling．Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London．Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found，from the celebrated one which boasts of being"the biggest bookshop in the world"to the tiny，dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time．Some of these shops stock，or will obtain，any kind of books，but many of them specialize in second-hand books，in art books，in foreign books，in books on philosophy，politics or any other of the countless subjects about which books may be written．One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!
Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books，Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest．For the really cheap second-hand books，the collectors must venture off the beaten track，to Farringdon Road，for example，in the East Central district of London．Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops．The booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small handcarts．And the collectors，some professionals and some amateurs，have been waiting for them．In places like this they can still，occasionally，pick up for a few pence an old one that may be worth many pounds．

（1）"Londoners are great readers．"means that        ．
A．Londoners are great because they read a lot
B．There are a great number of readers in London
C．Londoners are readers who read only great books
D．Londoners read a lot
（2）According to this passage，Charring Cross Road        ．
A．is in the suburbs of London
B．is famous for its bookshops
C．contains various kinds of shops
D．is the busiest street in London
（3）In this passage，what does the underlined part"venture off the beaten track"mean？
A．Buy books in a most busy street．
B．Move away from a busy street．
C．Waste time looking for books．
D．Take a risk of losing one's life．
（4）On Farringdon Road，        ．
A．you can find fine books for the latest books
B．there are only small bookshops for the secondhand books
C．you can see booksellers selling books on handcarts
D．the same books as the ones in the bookshops of Charring Cross Road are sold．

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214700. （2017•西安中学•高三上期中） Owls and LarksLarks are most likely to be healthy，wealthy and wise，according to the old saying．But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have the upper hand，
researchers say．They have found that night owls are generally brighter and wealthier than those able to get up early in the morning．
Experts from the University of Madrid carried out tests on around 1，000 teenagers and found that those who preferred to stay up late demonstrated the kind of intelligence associated with honored jobs and higher incomes．'Larks' or'morning people'，however，often acquired better exam results，possibly because lessons are held at the wrong time of day for night owls．The researchers examined the habits and body clocks of the youngsters to determine whether they liked to stay up late and sleep in later in the morning，or preferred to go to bed early and were at their peak in the morning．School
performance and inductive（归纳的） intelligence，or problem solving，were measured
and academic grades in the major subjects were also taken into account．The resultowed that evening types scored higher than morning types on inductive reasoning，which has been shown to be a good estimate of general intelligence and a strong indicator of academic performance．They also had a greater capacity to think conceptually as well as analytically．Such abilities have been linked to innovative thinking，more admired occupations and better incomes．
Famous night owls include President Obama，Charles Darwin，Winston Churchill，Keith Richards and Elvis Presley．George W Bush，who is regularly in bed by 10pm，Thomas Edison，Napoleon，Condoleezza Rice who wakes at 4.30am，and Ernest Hemingway are among those known as larks．Jim Horne，professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University，said："Evening types tend to be the more active and creative types，the poets，artists and inventors，while the morning types are the deducers
（推断者），as are often seen with civil servants and accountants．"A previous study of US
Air Force recruits found evening types were much better at thinking to solve problems than larks．

（1）What does the word"owl"mean in the text？
A．A bird of prey that flies at night
B．A kind of person who stays up late
C．A kind of person who gets up early
D．A bird of prey that is a symbol of wisdom
（2）The following features belong to night owls EXCEPT that        ．
A．Night owls are much healthier，wealthier and wiser
B．Night owls stay up late and sleep later in the morning
C．Night owls have a strong ability of inductive reasoning
D．Night owls are expert in analyzing and innovative thinking
（3）What's the author's attitude towards night owls？
A．Doubtful．
B．Objective．
C．Subjective．
D．Negative．
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is true？
A．The early bird will catch the worm．
B．Morning types have a tendency to do some creative jobs．
C．Night owls usually do poorer in the examinations than larks．
D．President Obama and George W Bush are models of night owls．

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214699. （2017•西安中学•高三上期中） The elephant was lying heavily on its side，fast asleep．A few dogs started barking at it．The elephant woke up in a terrible anger：it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety．That didn't stop the elephant．It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people．The villagers were scared and angry．Then someone suggested calling Parbati，the elephant princess．
Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer．He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk．He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up---how to catch wild elephants．
Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle．After a happy childhood hunting with her father，she was sent to boarding school in the city．But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life．"Life in the city is too dull．Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase，"she says．
But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun．"My work，"she says，"is to rescue man from the elephants，and to keep the elephants safe from man．"And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years．Increasingly，the Indian elephant is angry：for many years，illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land．It is now fighting back．Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village，Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill．
The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion．A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant．"Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them．They are also more loyal than humans，"she said，ae climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant，happy animal．An elephant princess indeed!

（1）For Parbati，catching elephants is mainly to        ．
A．get long lasting excitement
B．keep both man and elephants safe
C．send them back to the jungle
D．make the angry elephants tame
（2）Before Parbati studied in a boarding school，        ．
A．she spent her time hunting with her father
B．she learned how to sing love songs
C．she had already been called an elephant princess
D．she was taught how to hunt tigers
（3）Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because        ．
A．they are caught and sent for heavy work
B．illegal hunters capture them and kill them
C．they are attacked and their land gets limited
D．dogs often bark at them and chase them
（4）The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India        ．
A．people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks
B．the man-elephant relationship is getting worse
C．elephant tamers are in short supply
D．dogs are as powerful as elephants．

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214644. （2018•西安中学•高二上期中） London's newest skyscraper（摩天大楼）is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build．At a height of almost 310 meters，it is the tallest building in Europe．The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London．However，not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better．
   The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano．When he began designing the Shard for London，Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire（尖顶）．The sides of the building aren't regular．So the building has an unusual shape．And that is how the building got the name：the Shard．Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition．The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts（桅杆）of the ships that were once on the river Thames．
   The Shard has 87 floors．At the moment the building is empty，but finally there will be a five-star hotel．There will also be top quality restaurants，apartments and offices．
   Before building work began，a lot of people didn't want the Shard though the plans were approved．Now they are still unhappy about the Shard．Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York，but not in London．They say that the best thing about the Shard is itape．But that is the only thing．There is no decoration，only flat surfaces．The Egyptians（埃及人）did that 4，500 years ago．
   Other critics don't like what the Shard seems to represent．They say that the Shard shows how London is becoming more unequal．Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive apartments and stay in the hotel．But the people living near the Shard are among the poorest in London．So the Shard seems a symbol of the division（分化）in society between the very rich and the poor．
   The Shard now dominates the London skyline．It is not certain，however，that ordinary London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city．

（1）London's newest skyscraper is called the Shard because of        ．
A．its cost
B．itape
C．its height
D．its size
（2）When he designed the Shard，Piano wanted it to        ．
A．inherit London's tradition
B．attract foreign visitors
C．copy the Egyptian style
D．change London's skyline
（3）The critics who refer to social division think the Shard        ．
A．is only preferred by the rich
B．is intended for wealthy people
C．is far away from the poor area
D．is popular only with Londoners
（4）Which would be the best title for the passage？
A．The Shard：Cheers and Claps
B．The Shard：Work of a Great Architect
C．The Shard：New Symbol of London？
D．The Shard：A Change for the Better？

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214636. （2018•西安中学•高三上期中） It's 3 o'clock and you've been hard at work．As you sit at your desk，a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you．You try to busy yourself to make it go away．But it doesn't．Here is another situation．Perhaps you are not feeling well．The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child．Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food．And they are normal．
   Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way．Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain．They even call it simply "stomach hunger．" When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten，a hormone （荷尔蒙） sends a message to one part of the brain for more food，which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst，hunger and sleep．The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat．Hunger is a function of survival．
   A craving is more complex．It activates （使活跃） brain areas related to emotion，memory and reward．These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies．So，some scientists call food cravings "mind hunger．" People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar．Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain．These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure．
   In a 2007 study，researchers at Cambridge University found that "dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food craving．" So，the more you deny yourself a food that you want，the more you may crave it．However，fasting is a bit different．They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings．
   So，the next time you crave something very specific，know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach．

（1）What is the function of the first paragraph？
A．To remind readers of their own special food．
B．To deepen the understanding of hunger．
C．To report the discovery of craving study．
D．To lead to the topic of the whole passage．
（2）What do we learn about food craving？
A．It shows food is linked to feelings．
B．It ensures a person survives hunger．
C．It means the stomach functions well．
D．It proves the brain decides your appetite．
（3）What's the likely result of dieting？
A．The decrease of chemicals．
B．The increase of food desire．
C．The refusal of fat and sugar．
D．The disappearance of appetite．
（4）What does the passage mainly discuss？
A．The functions of brain areas．
B．What hunger is all about．
C．The findings of food craving．
D．What dieting may bring us．

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214551. （2019•长安五中•高三上期中） At your next meeting，wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts．
   Among English speakers，chances are that it will be a second or two at most．But while this pattern may be universal，our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures．
   What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said．Research in Dutch （荷兰语） and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds，people start to feel uneasy．In contrast，a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds-nearly twice as long as in Americans' meetings．
   In Japan，it is recognized that the best communication is when you don't speak at all．It's already a failure to understand each other by speaking because you're repairing that failure by using words．
   In the US，it may originate from the history of colonial （殖民地的） America as a crossroads of many different races．When you have a complex of difference，it's hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and there's understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life．This applies also to some extent to London．
   In contrast，when there's more homogeneity，perhaps it's easier for some kinds of silence to appear．For example，among your closest friends and family it's easier to sit in silence than with people you're less well acquainted with．

（1）Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation？
A．The Dutch．
B．Americans．
C．The English．
D．The Japanese．
（2）What might the Japanese agree with in conversation？
A．Speaking more gives the upper hand．
B．Speak out what you have in your mind．
C．Great minds think alike without words．
D．The shorter talking silence，the better．
（3）What can we learn from the text？
A．A four-second silence in conversation is universal．
B．It's hard for Americans to reach a common agreement．
C．English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers．
D．The closer we and our family are，the easier the silence appears．
（4）What does the underlined word "homogeneity" in the last paragraph mean？
A．Similarity．
B．Contradiction．
C．Diversity．
D．Misunderstanding．

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