They yellow color doesn’t _______ the black color in the picture.
A. go up B. go with C. go along D. go on
科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年安徽省黃山市高三第一次聯考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
You never see him, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to endure almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.
When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean on June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潛水艇) detected the box's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the box was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架艙). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.
Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔絕的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can stand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged, they're also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they're still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane's black boxes were never recovered.
1.What does the author say about the black box?
A.It is an indispensable device on an airplane.
B.The idea for its design comes from a comic book.
C.Its ability to avoid disasters is incredible.
D.It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane.
2.What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean?
A.witness B.experience C.resist D.ensure
3.Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?
A.New materials became available by that time.
B.Too much space was needed for its installation.
C.The early models didn't provide the needed data.
D.The early models often got damaged in the crash.
4.What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?
A.There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.
B.There is still a good chance of their being recovered.
C.They have stopped sending homing signals.
D.They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.
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科目:高中英語 來源:安徽省安慶市2009-2010學年度高一下學期第二次月考英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
第三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題,每題2分)
Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature’s (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 meters (4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools(廚房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撐) new buildings and bridges while they are being built.
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water.Bamboo pipes (管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.
1.How is bamboo like grass?
A.It grows quickly. B.It’s wood. C.it is easy to cut. D.It is very thin.
2.Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn’t grow .
A.in China B.in Europe C.on mountains D.in Africa
2.Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because .
A.it is cheap B.it has different colors C.it is strong D.it has been used by Asians
3.In Asia, bamboo has been used for .
A.a short time B.many thousands of years
C.many hundreds of years D.about 100 years
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學年遼寧省高三第一次月考試題(英語) 題型:閱讀理解
To Chinese immigrants, in the mid-1800s, California was “The Land of the Golden Mountain.” In their homeland they had heard the words, “There’s gold in California.” They sailed 7,000miles to join the gold rush and strike it rich.Between 1849 and 1882, more than 30,000 Chinese came to California.Most were men.They had been farmers in China.They came here to be miners and laborers.They ended up doing many other jobs, too.
Like many other immigrants, they did not plan to stay in America.They came because of their ties to their homeland and their families.They planned to return to China with their fortunes and help their families.
Only a few Chinese gold miners struck it rich.Most picked over the areas that had been mined already.But still, white miners resented the Chinese.Slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps.
By the end of the 1850s, many Chinese returned home.Those who stayed found other jobs.
Few women had come west in the gold rush.The Chinese saw a good business opportunity.They began doing the jobs women would have done.Many became house servants.Many more opened laundries.
The Chinese opened restaurants.Chop suey and show mein are popular Chinese-American dishes.The Chinese probably created these dishes to serve to the white miners.
Other Chinese became fishermen, farmers, and even cigar makers.
1.Why did Chinese go to America in the mid-1800s?
A.Because they could find good jobs there.
B.Because they had found gold there.
C.Because they could open laundries and restaurants there.
D.Because they heard there was gold there.
2.The underlined word “resented” mean “________”.
A.liked B.helped C.hated D.served
3.Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Some Chinese became drivers.
B.Many Chinese opened shops to help wash clothes.
C.Many Chinese picked gold around the old mines.
D.Many Chinese returned to China by the end of the 1850s.
4.Which should be the title of the passage?
A.Early Chinese immigrants in America
B.Dream to strike it rich
C.The difference between men and women
D.Gold miners in America
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學年河南省鄭州市高三上學期第一次質量預測英語卷 題型:完型填空
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights.It 36 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a 37 to go faster.I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green.Above all, there are those 38 situations in which someone doesn’t even 39 that the light turns red, and just keeps going.That is why so many 40 happen! All these situations make me 41__ the purpose of traffic lights.
42 , it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at __43 crossroads.Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 44 traffic.And I’ll do my best to 45 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m 46 to.
It occurs to me that my 47 have done much the same for me 48 teaching me how to live.They have given me many 49 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 50 with joy and purpose.They have also given me some red lights 51 my life goes astray(誤入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires.And there 52 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 53 school regularly and work hard.
If I obey these rules, my life will be as 54 as it can be.Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“ 55__ signals” given to me by my parents.
1.A.suggests B.informs C.reminds D.warns
2.A.sight B.signal C.message D.switch
3.A.instant B.exciting C.dangerous D.cautious
4.A.notice B.sense C.remember D.feel
5.A.events B.problems C.situations D.accidents
6.A.think of B.wonder about C.care for D.worry about
7.A.Besides B.Anyway C.Instead D.However
8.A.noisy B.narrow C.crowded D.key
9.A.control B.direct C.improve D.serve
10.A.learn B.obey C.protect D.carry
11.A.supposed B.used C.devoted D.delighted
12.A.teachers B.friends C.leaders D.parents
13.A.in charge of B.in face of C.in terms of D.indanger of
14.A.safe B.green C.beneficial D.helpful
15.A.live B.share C.work D.communicate
16.A.unless B.when C.before D.till
17.A.still B.even C.only D.also
18.A.start B.attend C.leave D.miss
19.A.good B.colorful C.meaningful D.healthy
20.A.traffic B.light C.life D.confidence
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