—“ We’ll have the mid- exam in a few days , I’m really worried.”
—“__________.”
科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年廣東省廣州市高三1月調(diào)研測試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Ever wonder how this season’s celebrations affect the environment? Guest blogger Krista Fairles takes an amusing look at this very topic:
The holidays are a wonderful, cheerful time when most people wait for Santa to bring them presents. But I’m not like most people. I spend my time wondering just what the environmental impacts of Santa Claus and his reindeer are, and more importantly, how I can calculate those impacts.
Lately I’ve been particularly curious as to whether Santa’s old sled is a clean green flying machine, or if he should be replacing his 8 reindeer with an environmentally-friendly car.
I should mention that, surprisingly, I was unable to find statistics specific to Santa’s magical flying reindeer, so these calculations use numbers from various sources and may not represent actual pollution caused by Santa and his animals. In other words, don’t complain to the government about the damage Santa is causing the environment based on this article.
Santa’s yearly trip around the globe is 44,000km long, twice the average of a North American driver. If we assume that the magic provides the altitude for this trip, then reindeer power only needs to push Santa’s sled forward. To complete the trip in 12 hours, I estimate they must travel at a speed of about 3100km/h. To travel at this speed, for this length of time, the reindeer need to eat an incredible 980 million calories each!!
So the next question is: how much food is in 980 million calories? Well, if they’re eating corn, they’d need to eat 16,500 lbs each — or 1.6 acres of food. Growing 12.8 acres of corn has its own implications for the environment that we’ll leave for another calculation.
We now need to consider that during the global trip the reindeer are “l(fā)etting out” some of that corn in the form of methane (甲烷,沼氣). A resting cow produces 110 kg of methane per year, so flying reindeer would each let out about 4.8 tons. With methane causing 20 times the global warming damage of CO2, and the altitude increasing that damage by 1000% that another 20 times, we can put Santa’s round-trip emissions at 15,488 tons. This is much more than the 100 tons an environmentally-friendly car would release on the same trip!
Bad Santa.
1. Which aspect does the writer NOT include in her analyses about reindeer’s influence on environment?
A. Distance covered. B. Calories consumed.
C. Tons of waste let out. D. Money spent on food.
2. According to Paragraph 6, how many acres of corn would Santa need to feed 10 reindeer?
A. 1.6. B. 16. C. 12.8. D. 128.
3. Which of the following statements would the writer most probably agree with?
A. Christmas celebrations are really a waste of money.
B. Vegetarians are more likely to survive than meat-eaters.
C. Raising animals has a negative influence on environment.
D. The car industry does less harm to environment than farming.
4. Which of the following words best describes the language style of the passage?
A. Humourous and concerned. B. Cheerful and friendly.
C. Academic and formal. D. Serious and boring.
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Is Santa driving clean and green?
B. Santa, watch where you’re going!
C. Santa Claus is coming to town!
D. Let’s reduce waste on Christmas celebrations!
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科目:高中英語 來源:河南省2009-2010學(xué)年高二校內(nèi)競賽試題(英語) 題型:其他題
對話填詞
先通讀全文,理解大意,然后根據(jù)所給單詞的首字母,結(jié)合句意寫出單詞.
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A: Look! That girl has fallen off her bicycle. A child ran into the street and k___101____ her off her bicycle. Come and help! I think she m___102__ be injured.
B: She’s not moving. But she’s b___103___.
A: I think she hit her head when she fell. We must carry her to the s___104__ of the road.
B: No! L____105____ her where she is. You mustn’t move someone if they are badly h___106__. We must get help.
A: I’ll go to that shop and see if they have a telephone.
B: Yes, do that. I’ll s__107___ here with the girl.
(A returns a few moments later.)
A: How is she ?
B: She’s beginning to move a little.
C: What h____108___ to me?
A: Take it e___109__! I’ve just c__110_____ the First Aid Centre. We’ll wait until help comes.
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閱讀下面對話,掌握其大意,并根據(jù)所給首字母的提示,在標(biāo)有題號的右邊橫線上寫出一個英語單詞的完整、正確形式,使對話通順。
W: Are you busy tomorrow night? I’m going over to the Workers Club to play volleyball if you’d like to come (1) a .
M : Isn’t that far away?
W : Not (2) r . It’s only half an hour’s (3) w . If you drive, you can get there in five minutes. And if volleyball doesn’t (4) i you, they have got a huge indoor swimming pool, a weight room, and an indoor track. It’s a great place to meet people. I guess it’s (5) w a visit.
M : Now that you mentioned it, it would be nice to get away (6) f the computer center for a (7) c ,and I really should get some more exercise. Look, I’ve got so fat. In height school I had a lot more time to do sports activities. Now the little (8) s time I have must be used in doing exercise. Did you say you’re going tomorrow night.
W : Yeah.
M : Ok, I’ll come, too. (9) H about meeting me in front of the cinema at eight, and we’ll catch the bus there.
W : (10) S , see you then.
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