牛津高中英语话题
牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(二)literature and art(有答案)
话题阅读（二）literature and art(A)A debate is spreading in Britain, from the far southern England to the northeast Scotland. The hunt is on to find a motto that sums up the nation in five words.However, there is a small problem. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not, in fact, one nation. Britain is a union, and finding a national motto that combines that union is an almost impossible task.What bright person dreamed up this hunt for a motto? British Prime Minister Gordon Brown started the debate: he suggested is as part of a public discussion to determine "the ideals and principles that combine us together as a nation".Newspapers couldn't wait to get the game started. So they asked website readers to submit their own opinions.Some of the best included "No motto please, we're British" and "Mathematically, we could still qualify", a reference to the England football team's recent surprising performances in the European championship qualifiers.The first of these won a Times Online poll. You may wonder what it really means. The suggestion is that British people don't like to make a fuss. They would rather not go to the trouble of having a motto.However, it also suggests that Britain is a place with an established historical and cultural heritage: "We don't need a motto to sum us up and we know who we are, and we have done quite well without one for over 2,000 years, thanks."The second shows British people' s ability to make fun of themselves. The England team's failure to qualify angered a lot of people, but that doesn't mean they can't make a joke about it.The press treated the motto ideas so unkindly that it was abandoned. Yet the debate it set off. While mainly lighthearted, also has a serious side. Britain is worried it is losing its cultural identity.A large number of people arrived in Britain after World War II • The immigrants have a different sense of identity.The question is: how can we redefine Britain to include these people, and make them feel included? This will have to involve serious changing the way communities work and the government operates. People will really have to feel like they can make a difference. Muttering a motto every now and again is not going to make that happen.W ord Bankmotto n. 格言make a fuss 烦恼poll n. 投票mutter v. 念叨A. how the UK hunts for a national mottoB. how the British people react to finding the national mottoC. how media promote the finding of the national mottoD. how a debate about finding a national motto failed10. By saying "No motto please, we're British", the website readers mean that .A. there should be some ideals and principles to tie them togetherB. they would rather not go to the trouble of having a mottoC. the England football team didn't give a surprising performance without the mottoD. the British motto is losing its cultural identity11. We can infer that the people who said "Mathematically, we could still qualify" are .A. seriousB. bitterC. pleasedD. humorous12. The writer seems to think that .A. the motto will help the immigrants to develop their sense of belongingB. the way communities work will make a difference to the mottoC. muttering a motto can't guarantee that people feel includedD. a motto can sum the UK up and help people know who they areBBDC(B)Palmistry, or the art of reading the lines on a person's hand, is thousands of years old. It probably began in ancient India.Most people expect a palmist to tell them about their future. They ask questions like:Shall I be rich and successful? Shall I be famous? Shall I have a long and happy life? They do not ask: Am I a nice person? Am I brave or shy? Am I clever? Am I careful and reliable at work?But this is really what palmistry is about.Of course, there are people who do not believe in palmistry. They call it pseudoscience. But there are other people who believe that palmistry can tell us a lot about a person's talents and personality. Using the lines and other marks on the hand, a palmist is often able to foretell something of a person's future, but only in very general terms. The first thing a professional palmist does is to study the whole hand, its size, shape and texture (Is it smooth or rough?) Next he looks at the fingers, their length and shape and their condition of the fingernails. Finally he will study the lines of the hand. It is these lines that most people want to look at and try to "read".'Clear, strong linesHand lines which are clear and strong indicate a person who is calm, good-tempered and generally contented with life. This sort of person will not get angry quickly and will be cautious about getting involved in anything out of the ordinary. At work, such a person will be careful and reliable.Small lineA lot of small lines on the hand indicate a person who is sensitive and excitable. These people are nervous, get angry quickly and get excited easily. They are often very talented, but sometimes find it difficult to settle in one job. They frequently have a number of different hobbies.The heart lineIf your heart line is strong, you are a warm and affectionate person. If it is weak, then you are probably rather cool. If you have a lot of small lines coming off the heart line, you will have plenty of romance in your life.The head lineIf your head line is strong and clear, you are intelligent and imaginative. You will probably get a good job. However, this does not necessarily mean you will be rich and successful, as other factors are involved, for example, the number of small lines and the line of fate.The life lineIf you have a long life line, you will live a long time. A shorter life line indicates a shorter life.The line of fateStudy this carefully. If it is strong and reaches as far as the middle finger, you will be successful.Word Bankpalmistry n. 手相术pseudoscience n. 迷信13. Palmistry is a kind of .A. treatmentB. fortune-tellingC. medical examinationD. high technology14. Those who believe in palmistry think that palmistry can .A. make you richB. tell whether you will have a long or short lifeC. teach you how to get a high postD. tell you how to avoid accidents15. According to the passage, .A. hand lines which are clear and strong means you are a clever personB. the strong heart line means you are cold-heartedC. a warm person has strong head lineD. a reliable person has clear strong hand lines16. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. A romantic person may have a lot of small lines coming our of heart line.B. Not everyone believes in palmistry.C. Not everyone has the line of fate.D. A successful person may have a long line of fate.BBDC(C)1.As I travel across China, I hope to learn as much as I can about the Chinese people, your history, and your dreams for the future and I hope to help the Chinese people understand more of America's history, the lessons the American people have drawn from it, and the dreams we hold for the 21st century.2.I believe both Chinese and Americans aspire to many of the same things—to provide for our families, to teach our children, to build our communities, to protect our Earth, to shape our own futures, and pass brighter possibilities on to our children.3.There may be those here and back in America who wonder whether closer ties and deeper friendship between America and China are good. Clearly, the answer is yes. We have a powerful ability to help each other grow. We can learn much from each other. And as two great nations, we have a special responsibility to the future of the world. The steps we take over the next week can lead to far greater strides for our people in the years ahead.4.Here in this city of your magnificent history, we must always remember that we, too, will be ancestors. Someday our children and their children will ask if we did all we could to build just societies and a more peaceful world. Let our monument be their judgment that we did that. Let our progress include all people, with all their differences, moving toward a common destiny.5.Let us give new meaning to the words written in the ancient Book of Rites, what you call the Li Shi: When the great way is followed, all under heaven will be equal. Word BankWord Bankbilateral a. 双边的strive v. 努力CBADF(D)I've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting thought, the thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking that it is.The practice that can help you past your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls "free writing". In free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non-stop, usually for 15—20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you've persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.Instead of staring at a blank start filling it with words no matter how bad. Halfway through your available time, stop and rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.W ord Bankfleeting adj. 稍纵即逝的criticize v. 批评1. When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind "cannot work in parallel"(Para. 1) in the writing process, he means .A.no one can be both creative and criticalB.they cannot be regarded as equally importantC.they are in constant conflict with each otherD.one cannot use them at the same timeA.putting their ideas in raw formB.attempting to edit as they writeC.ignoring grammatical soundnessD.trying to capture fleeting thoughts3. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?A.To organize one's thoughts logically.B.To choose an appropriate topic.C.To get one's ideas down.D.To collect raw materials.A.it overstresses the role of the creative mindB.it takes too much time to edit afterwardsC.it may bring about too much criticismD.it does not help them to think clearlyDBCB(E)I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the victory celebrations in the small town where I lived. We had not suffered much from the war there, though like most children of my age, I was used to seeing bombed houses in the streets and the enormous army lorries passing through. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases "before the war" and "when the war's over". "Before the war," apparently, things had been better, though I was too young to understand why,except there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had only heard of. When the war was over, we would go back to London, but this meant very little to me. I did not remember what London was like.What I remember now about VE Day was the afternoon and the evening. It was a fine May day. I remember coming home about five o'clock. My father and mother came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to theend of the street. The bonfire was very high, and some people had collected some old clothes to dress the unmistakable figure with the moustache they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, theyset light to it. The flames rose and soon covered the "guy". Everyone was cheering and shouting,and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep thefire going. I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. Hesaid nothing either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the endWord Bankbonfire n. 篝火apparently adv. 显而易见的1. Where did the narrator live before the Second World War?A. In a small town.B. In London.C. In Europe.D. In the countryside.2. The unmistakable figure with the moustache most probably represents__________________ .A.someone who died in the warB.someone who had wonC.an imaginary figureD.the most hated person in thewar—Hitler3. The narrator's father ______________.A.had fought in the Second World WarB.may have suffered much during the previous warC.helped build a bonfire on VE DayD.added something to the fire to keep it going too4. By saying " Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one", the father meant thatA.he hoped there would be no more wars in the worldB.he wished the Second World War had not happenedC.he hoped people would not build any more bonfiresD.he wished people would learn many lessons from the war BDBA。
牛津高中英语教材话题整合佳句研读
译林版牛津高中英语教材话题整合佳句研读第一方面---现实生活方面学校生活课本佳句子研读：1.Going to a British high school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience forme.我在英国上了一年的中学，那是一段令我非常开心、非常兴奋的经历。
2.The best way to earn respect from the school was to work hard and achieve high grades.赢得全体师生尊敬的最佳途径是努力学习、得高分。
3.I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school. 我发现这里的家庭作业不像我以前在学校里那么繁重。
4.My English improved a lot as I used English every day and spent an hour each day readingEnglish books in the library.我每天都在使用英语，每天还花一小时在图书馆里读英文书，因此，我的英语有了很大进步。
5.David was one of the most helpful students that we ever had.大卫是我们这里最乐于助人的学生之一。
6.Upon finishing his studies, he started traveling in China.学习一结束，他就开始了中国之旅。
7.We regret to inform you that our library will be closed next Wednesday, Thursday and Fridayfor the sports meeting.我们很遗憾的通知：由于举行运动会，图书馆下周三、四、五三天不对外开放。
牛津高中英语模块一
牛津高中英语模块一
牛津高中英语模块一包括了以下内容：
1. Unit 1: My life
这一单元主要介绍了学生们的生活，包括家庭、朋友、爱好、日常活动等。
2. Unit 2: Our World
这一单元涵盖了地理、环境、气候、动植物等内容，帮助学生了解世界的多样性。
3. Unit 3: Education
这一单元讨论了学生们的教育体验和教育系统的差异，还包括了选课、学习方法等话题。
4. Unit 4: Teenage Life
这一单元专注于青少年生活，包括他们面临的挑战、压力以及如何应对。
5. Unit 5: Health and Fitness
这一单元关注健康和健身的重要性，介绍了健康的生活方式和如何保持身心健康。
6. Unit 6: Science and Technology
这一单元探讨了科学和技术对我们生活的影响，包括数字技术、等。
每个单元都包括了课文阅读、词汇和语法练习、写作、听力和口语训练等不同的学习任务，旨在提高学生们的英语综合能力。
此外，模块一还提供了相关的文化背景知识和拓展活动，以帮助学生们更好地理解和应用所学内容。
牛津译林(2020)高中英语必修第二册Unit 1话题训练测试卷(含答案解析)
牛津译林（2020）高中英语必修第二册Unit 1话题训练测试卷第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What do we know about the man?A.His birthday is two weeks away.B.He expects to hear from his brother.C.He is sure of a present from his brother.2.Why didn’t the woman enjoy the dance party?A.She didn’t like Eric.B.She wasn’t invited to dance with Eric.C.She didn’t have the chance of seeing Eric.3.How does the woman feel?A.Funny.B.Pleased.C.Amused.4.How much was the computer the speakers saw last week?A.$100.B.$250.C.$450.5.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.On the playground.B.In a hospital.C.In the classroom.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(二)science and technology(有答案)
话题阅读（二）science and technology(A)What is an insect? Insects of all kinds have existed on earth for millions of years. Sometimes we think of all insects as pests. Human life, however, would have a difficult time continuing without insects, because they pollinate plants and are a food source for many animals. Besides, insects, especially the social ones, are fascinating.One very interesting and useful social insect is the honey bee. Bees are considered social insects because they live and work together. They cooperate and communicate in order to survive. The bee lives in a beehive with other worker bees, and with the queen, who can lay thousands of eggs a day. The worker bees make wax used to create new cells inside the hive. Humans use this valuable beeswax in candles, cosmetics, expensive furniture polish, and other products. They also produce honey, a valuable food for humans (as well as for bees).Another fascinating social insect is the ant. Many types of ants live in colonies underground. There thousands of them build and maintain their "city". They keep it clean and free of enemies. They also cooperate to provide food, sometimes in a manner that looks human. For example, some ants actually raise their own food. One type of ant "farmer" keeps and cares for tiny insects that suck sweet sap from plants. Ant farmers milk them for the sap, just like actual farmers milk cows. The sap is then given as food to young ants and to the queen, whose main duty is to lay eggs. Another type of ant that produces its own food does so by gardening. These farmer ants take pieces of leaves into the colony and chew them up. The soft, chewed up leaves then sprout a fungus that the worker ants use to feed the queen and young ants. There are many other ways that ants cooperate to maintain and protect their colonies.There are also many other kinds of social insects. What makes them all so fascinating is their organization. Although each insect has certain tasks to perform, the entire hive or colony appears to function as one living organism.Word Bankbeehive n. 蜂窝sap n. 汁液sprout v. 涌出beewax n. 蜂蜡13. What does the word "pollinate" probably mean?A. Fertilize.B. Provide.C. Cultivate.D. Harvest.14. What is the reason humans think that beeswax is valuable?A.It can only be found inside of a beehive.B.It provides good food for humans.C.It is used in many helpful products.D.It is a food source for manyanimals.15. The passage is mainly about _________________ .A.different types of insectsB.the differences between bees and antsC.social insects and their featuresD.the differences between insects and pests16. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about bees and ants according to the passage?A.They both are social insects who live and work together.B.They both have their own queens whose main duty is to lay eggs.C.They need to communicate and cooperate so as to survive.D.They are fascinating insects who can raise and produce food.ACCD(B)It seems to be programmed into all of us the desire to be greater, to go further, to break down the boundaries. When we look to the stars, some of us wonder, "How far can we go?" Some scientists say not only will we go far, but we'll go soon.Seem believable? You know, it's not unreasonable to think that you might spend a couple of weeks vacationing in space or, who knows, maybe move on to another planet. I mean, who thought that Nell Armstrong was gonna walk on the moon, right? When he took those first steps, they seemed like real small steps, and if we start moving into another planets on our solar system, there are gonna be in small steps, too, but then, when we look back at the big picture, it's gonna seem like a giant leap.In our ever-shrinking world, it seems there are no more hills to climb, no new oceans to cross. Modern adventures are looking more and more to the heavens as the next explorablefrontier (疆界-).That adventure includes some fantastic ideas. Space hotel projects are in development across the country. Space Island Group of California plans to use empty fuel tanks and a space shuttle (区间内往返的车辆) to build a giant space hotel that will orbit the moon. The hotel could house up to 300 space guests, with a view that would be out of this world.The desire to vacation or adventure in space seems to be realistically within our reach. Is the space of our tomorrow filled with private rockets and space hotels?BEAFD(C)Nicotine(尼古丁) reaches the brain ten seconds after being breathed in. After repeated use, the brain and body become physically dependent on the drug.Smokers develop wrinkles at a younger age. Their teeth and fingers also become stained.Smokers are more likely to get cancer of the mouth than nonsmokers. Tobacco juice damages gums and teeth. Pipe smokers are more likely to get lip cancer. Tobacco smoke irritates the throat and can cause throat cancer. Smoking can make the voice thick and gravelly. It can ruin a singer's voice.Smokers are four times more likely than non-smokers to develop heart disease. Smokingputs stress on the heart and leads to high blood pressure. Smoking damages the air spaces in the lungs, causing "smoker's cough" , a disease that makes breathing difficult. Of those who die from this disease, 85% are smokers. Nicotine increases the production of stomach acid (酸) Smoking is also believed to double the risk of cancer of the digestive system.1. What is the effect of the repeated use of nicotine on the brain?2.If 20 non-smokers suffer from heart disease, it is likely smokers have thesame disease.3.According to the passage, it can be estimated that the number of smokers under the attack ofstomach cancer is likely to that of the nonsmokers.4.What percentage of the patients who die from "smoker's cough" are non-smokers?1.It becomes physically dependant on the poisonous chemical.2.803.be twice as many as \ double4.15%(D)Special trees that grow faster, fight pollution, produce better wood, and even sense chemical attacks are being planted by scientists in the US.When 40 percent of Hawaii's US $ 14 million-a-year papaya industry was destroyed by a virus five years ago, work began on creating genetically engineered trees.Researchers successfully introduced seed that were designed to resist the virus. Since then, more and more people have been testing genetically engineered trees.Some researchers put special bacteria into trees to help them grow faster and produce better wood. Others are trying to create trees that can clean polluted soil.Meanwhile fruit farmers are looking for trees that are strong enough to resist worms, and paper companies want trees that produce more wood and therefore more paper.The Pentagon even gave the researchers US $ 500,000 this year after they developed a pine tree that changes its colours if it senses a chemical attack.So far, the poplar, eucalyptus , apple and coffee trees are among those being engineered. All this can be done today because we have a better understanding of tree genomes.However, some people fear that the genetically engineered trees will cause dangerous results. They are worried that the new trees will breed with natural species and change the balance of the forest environment."It could be destructive," said Jim Diamond, an environmentalist. "Trees are what is left of our natural environment and home to many endangered species."But researchers insist that science could give nature a fighting change against both natural and man-made dangers.They hope to answer the critics by stopping the new trees from breeding, so their effecton the environment can be controlled. W ord Bankpapaya n. 木瓜poplar 杨树eucalyptus 桉树Pentagon n. 五角大楼1. Which kind of tree is not the ones that scientists are planting in the US?A.Trees that worms can't hurt.B.Trees that can protect themselves at a chemical attack.C.Trees that can resist wind better.D.Genetically engineered trees.2. What caused the American scientists to work on special trees?A.They think science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural andman-made dangers.B.Great numbers of trees have been lost due to attacks by viruses.C.Researchers successfully introduced seeds designed to resist the virus.D.Tree genomes are mapped out so scientists know how to improve trees.3. Which of the following was probably the first kind of trees being engineered?A. Papaya.B. Pine.C. Apple.D. Poplar.4. Why did critics think engineered trees dangerous?A.Because these trees can destroy the balance of nature.B.Because everything except trees has been genetically engineered.C.Because trees are home to many endangered species.D.Because these trees may affect normal trees.CBAD(E)Most episodes of absent-mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room—are caused by a simple lack of attention. Schacter says, "You're supposed to remember something, but you haven't encoded it deeply. "Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don't pay attention to what you did because you're involved in a conversation, you Ml probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe. "Your memory itself isn't failing you," says Schacter. "Rather, you didn't give your memory system the information it needed."Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. "A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago," says Zelinski, "may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox." Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory depends on just that.clear and available," he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication with lunch, put thepill bottle on the kitchen table—don't leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absent-mindedness:walking into a room and wondering why you're there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. "Everyone does this from time to time," says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you'll likely remember.Word Bankepisodes. 事件，插曲encode v. 把......译成电码（密码）5. We can learn from the passage that encoding _________________ .A.slows down the process of losing our memoriesB.helps us understand our memory system betterC.gets us to recall something from our memoriesD.helps us to find out the mobile phone in thepocket6. Why do women have better memories than men?A.Because they seldom use their mobile phones.B.Because they are more nervous about the environment.C.Because they are more interested in what's happening around them.D.Because they usually take some special medicine to improve memories.7. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that____________________ .A. a note in the pocket will easily get lostB.putting something in sight can be a good reminderC.taking medicine can get rid of absent-mindednessD.people of absent-mindedness must take medicine withthem8. What is the passage mainly about?A.The causes of absent-mindedness.B.The environment and memory.C. A way of encoding and recalling.D.The process of gradual memory loss. CCBA。
牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(二)society and life(有答案)
话题阅读（二）Society and Life（A）As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress and such characters are prime materials for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flee or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.Word Bankprime adj. 基本crises n. 危机（复数）primitive adj. 原始的A. they do not know how to enjoy themselvesB. they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthC. they are traveling fast all the timeD. they are becoming busier with their workA. not fearing stressB. knowing the art of relaxationC. high sense of responsibilityD. having control over performance15. Which of the following statement is true?A. We can find some ways to avoid stress.B. Stress is always harmful to people.C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.D. Different people can withstand different amount of stress.16. In Paragraph 3,"such a reaction" refers back to .A. making a choice between flee and fightB. reaction to stress both chemically and physicallyC. responding to crises quicklyD. losing heart at the signs of difficulties13-16. DADB（B）Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. "It's a well-known pattern," said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan's Institute forSocial Research. "Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework "2.He points out that differences among households exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. "And the situation gets worse for women when they have children," Stafford said.3.Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more house work, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005. Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most—about 21 hours a week.4.Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.5.Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands' 10 hours.W or d Ban kbroom n. 扫帚clock v. 计时1-5. BFDEA（C）When a family climbs into a vehicle to go on a trip or even a short ride, it's important that every one is as safe as possible. We know that terrible accidents can occur. That's why devices like seat belts and air bags have been invented and put into cars, vans, and trucks.Unfortunately, devices that are meant to save lives can be a threat to life. The air bag is such a device. Air bags were designed to inflate rapidly in an accident. They were designed to stop an average adult male who didn't bother to fasten his seat belt from smashing(猛撞）into or through the front of a car. Therefore, they inflate at approximately 200 miles per hour. An airbag is not a soft cushion. It delivers a blow that can seriously injure or kill a child or small adult. Air bags can be beneficial, but you must know and account for the dangers.Children should not sit in the front passenger seat of a vehicle that has a passenger side air bag. It's especially dangerous to put an infant who must use a rear facing car seat in the front of such a vehicle.Children are always safer in the back seat. The center rear seat is best. And of course, all passengers should use their seat belts. Take your example from race car drivers. They know how to increase their chances of surviving a crash.The day will come when vehicles are equipped with " smart" air bags that automatically adjust their force to the size and weight of a passenger. But for now, each of us has to be smart about these imperfect "life savers".1. What are the air bags designed for?A. To provide air for the passengers.B.To protect the life of the passengers.C.To do harm to the passengers.D.To entertain the passengers.2. Does an adult male driver have to fasten his seat belt with an air bag?A.He has to do so.B.He does not have to do so.C.The passage does not mention it.D.The passage objects to it.3. ____________ is more beneficial for race car drivers.A. Air bagsB. Seat beltsC. NeitherD. Both4. According to the passage, the future of air bags will be________________ .A. more automatic.B. out of date.C. totally abolished.D. improved.Keys: BABD（D）Lack of parent willpower may contribute more to juvenile obesity than under-exercising or overeating.Research suggests that having over-weight parents is a big influence upon a child's weight, with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves.The findings add heat to an already fierce political debate (争论) over childhood obesity. The Prime Minister, John Howard, last week decided that $116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity, while the Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, recently announced that his party would move to protect children from unhealthy food advertisements.Clare Collins, a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families. "If we can't get parents to take action against their own weight problems, then we can't expect to influence their kids," she said.However, Professor Louise Baur from the Children's Hospital at Westmead, doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems. " Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences their kids, but they lack the willpower to do anything about it. "The 10-year study of 150 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight. Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight.The president of the Australian Society for the Study of Obesity, Associate Professor Gary Wittert, said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party's policy (政策) might be on the right track."We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe, so we make law against it," hesaid. "Obesity is a major public health concern, so why shouldn't we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads?"1 . What does the underlined phrase "juvenile obesity" mean?A. Adult education.B. Childhood overweight.C. Parents' influence.D. Growing pains.2. What is TRUE about the programs supported by the Prime Minister?A.Debates on them will become less fierce.B.They will be effective in dealing with obesity.C. A large sum of money will be spent on them.D.They will influence people's way of life.3. Both Collins and Baur believe that over-weight parents_________________________ .A.will come up with better solutionsB.will help with their children's educationC.should be more active in reducing weightD.should carry out at least 10 years' study4. According to some experts, the Opposition Party's policy __________________________ .A.can help fight against unemploymentB.may protect kids from unhealthy food adsC.should be brought back to the right trackD.will work well to prevent traffic accidentsKeys: 1. BCCB。
牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(一)society and life(有答案)
话题阅读（一）Society and Life（A）Christine Yu is single and successful. A senior auditor with a large company, Yu __1her free time practicing English at a language club and dancing. She does not spend her free time trying to find the 2 man.At 29, Yu is part of a new generation of young urban Chinese women, who say they have more choices than their mothers did when it 3 to education, careers and, especially, marriage.For centuries, Chinese women were expected to 4 themselves to their families and husbands, but that attitude is 5 fast. In a 2004 survey by the Asian Women' s Forum and the Women' s Studies Center at Peking University, saying that 45.3% of women did not think they should have to give up a career for a family life.China now boasts a generation of educated career women. Nearly three-quarters of Chinesewomen want to be financially 6 , a survey found last year.1-5. IJFEH 6-9. ABGC（B）Until recently, most population growth has occurred in relatively crowded cities. In other words, _1 we found rapid population growth, that would not mean that the 2 were filled with people.Historically, we find that people have moved to 3 the jobs were. Jobs were usually in ports or places with many natural resources. After transportation became relatively 4 , other places became 5 of economic activity. One factor that determines where people will move to, even when transportation becomes cheap, is 6 . And peopleworking in cities 7 higher incomes than those working in the countryside. So population has begun until the 1970s to _8in our major urban centers. If people did not9 from living in large cities, there would likely be a much more population distribution throughout our entire land area. Probably, if this were the K), there would be 11 concern over population explosion. Indeed, one need only to arrange a cross-country drive or plane trip to 12 how sparsely(稀疏的) populated the United States really are. This is 13 that we should or should not do something about population growth. The shortage of 14 in certain areas shows that overpopulation in the United States is really only a problem in overcrowded 15 .And this problem may be slowly corrected by itself.1. A.even B.before C.even if D.after2. A.towns B.countryside C.cities D.farms3. A.where B.there C.what D.how4. A.dear B.cheap C.difficult D.tired5. A.channels B.routes C.sources D.centers6. A.profit B.time C.income D.housing7. A.earn B.gain C.win D.obtain8. A.move B.increase C.find D.drop9. A.go away B.get C.develop D.benefit10. A.thing B.case C.time D. place11. A.no B.again C.less D.more12. A.remember B.think C.work D.realize13. A.to say B.not to say C.what D.something14. A.people B.material C.money D.time15. A.states B.countryside C.cities D.continents1-5. CBABD 6-10. CABDB 11-15. CDBAC（C）City traffic is a great problem. More cars are produced every year and the streets are gettingmore and more crowded. So during "rush hour", when people are going to or from their work, traffic is brought to a standstill. It has been suggested that commuters should share their cars and give each other lifts. So each car would carry four or five people instead of only one. It is an excellent idea, however, so far nobody has been able to think of a way to compel people to do so.To discourage motorists from leaving their cars in the streets all day, parking meters are used. When you park at a meter, you must put a coin in the slot. This pays for a certain amount of time. The meter records this and it shows when the time that you have paid for is finished. If the car is still there then, you have to pay a fine.Traffic wardens look after the meters. They walk around the streets and check that every meter shows that money has been paid for the car parked there. If a meter registers "Time expired", the motorist who has left his car there is fined. Of course, the traffic warden cannot wait for the owner of the car to return. He carries a block of printed forms, and on one of these he writes down all the details, such as the registration number of the car, where it is parked, how much the driver must pay and where he must send the money. He leaves this form on the car where the driver will be able to see it easily; he usually pushes it under one of the windscreen wipers so that it will not blow away. And in case it rains before the motorist returns the form is put in a little plastic envelope to protect it. When the driver comes back, he gets an unpleasant surprise, but it is his own fault for leaving his car too long at a parking meter.Word Bankcompel v 强迫expire v 时间已到registration number n. 注册车牌parking meter 计量器warden n. 监管人1. The underlined word "standstill" means_____________________ .A. rushB. stopC. adventureD. struggle2. Which detail is not written on the printed form?A. Registration number of the car.B. The place where the car is parked.C. The name of the car owner.D. The place to pay the fine.3. Which is not true about the parking meters?A. People can put coins into it.B. It keeps a record of the time when drivers park their car.C. It shows people when they have to drive away the cars.D. It warns the drivers ten minutes before the time limit.4. What's the advantage of using parking meters in the streets?A. It makes it possible that everyone has a place to park his car.B. It discourages motorists from parking cars for too long a time.C. It saves labor because traffic wardens are no longer needed.D. It keeps a record of time and drivers can put the parking fine into it.1-4. BCDB（D）A picture, a calendar or even a balloon may be the best way for million of people living in China's vast country areas to learn about AIDS, one of the biggest threats to public health in the world today.China has decided to use user-friendly methods including exhibitions, VCDS and TV programmes to spread knowledge of the disease across the nation to try to keep it in check. Educating people nationwide about AIDS is the top priority to prevent the disease from getting out of hand. The farmers will be given knowledge in the easiest way that they can understand.A recent survey from the commission of more than 7,000 people in China showed that nearly20 percent of them had never heard of AIDS before. Just over 71 percent said they knew AIDS was highly infectious , but most of them had no clear idea of how the disease could be spread. Just over 62 percent said they knew they could do things in advance to prevent them catching AIDS but they didn't know what these measures were.The month-long survey, carried out last December, talked to people in seven counties and cities across China including both developed coastal areas and the less-developed inland areas. The interviewees changed from 15 to 49 years old, and country residents were about 63% of the total surveyed.Chinese residents, especially those in the country, have very little knowledge about that AIDS is all about, not to mention prevention and treatment. By the end of last year, there were 22, 517known HIV/AIDS cases in China. However, more than 6,000,000 people in China have been infected.Since 1985, China has discovered 880 patients with AIDS—466 of them have died. Sharing needles, complicated sex relations and contaminated blood transfusions are major ways for HIV to spread. A lack of education has been the biggest difficulty against nationwide efforts to prevent AIDS, especially in the countryside.Word Bankpriority n. 优优优infectious adj. 优优优commission n. 优优优contaminated adj. 优优优5. The author 's purpose in writing the passage is to.A. show his concern about the health of peopleB. make people know about AIDSC. call on people to fight against AIDSD. tell us people are short of the knowledge of AIDS6. The greatest difficulty against the nationwide effort to prevent AIDS lies inA. misunderstanding of peopleB. the shortage of moneyC. its infectionD. lack of education7. "Since 1985, China has discovered 880 patients with AIDS—466 of them had died. " Do you know why?A. Because their families refused to cure them.B. Because they had been in low spirits for a long time.C. Because there weren't enough effective measures to treat AIDS.D. Because they couldn't lead a normal life like other healthy people.8. It is judged that there are people hit by AIDS in China at present.A. 22,527B. over 6,000,000C. 880D. over 7,0005-8. CDVB（E）The flat, at the top of a huge tower block in a northern suburb of London, was empty. It had been vacant for a long time, a year or eighteen months perhaps. The landlord was living abroad, it seemed. The staircase creaked, the dust flew up in clouds from the worn carpet and rainwater dripped from a hole in the ceiling on to the floorboards below. Both windows on the landing were cracked and curtainless. The light worked but there was no shade and electric wire black with spider webs.Very carefully they inspected the rooms. All were empty. There were two ancient leather armchairs in one, together with an old oak table, covered with dust, and an enormous double-bed in the front room—too large, probably to go through the door. All over the floor lay pieces of newspaper, broken canvases, coat hangers and other grubby oddments."What do you think?" asked the man. He was about twenty years old, unshaven, wearing a thick sweater, jeans and muddy boots."It's better than nothing," answered the girl. She was carrying a small child wrapped in a blanket. She herself wore a loose coat and a long skirt that touched the floor."We can clean it up," the man said. "That hole in the ceiling will need repairing but that's about all. A coat of paint and a few rolls of wallpaper will cover up the cracks. "They had taken over the flat because they needed a home and could not, at that time, afford to buy one. Being on the city's housing waiting list hadn't helped much either. Now they would live in this flat until they found something else—somewhere to bring up a family in.Word Bankcreak v. 吱吱嘎嘎作响9. According to the passage, the underlined part "grubby oddments" (Para. 2) most probably means " ".A. dirty bits and piecesB. current issues of magazinesC. fashionable carpetsD. fresh milk10. The appearance of the man could best be described as.A. charmingB. seriousC. casualD. handsome11. When he says "but that's about all" (Para. 5), the man means "".A. but there is little else that needs repairingB. but that is just a beginningC. but there are repair jobs to be done everywhereD. but there are holes all over the ceiling12. What could be said about their previous efforts to obtain accommodation?A. They had just waited for something to happen without doing anything to help themselves.B. They had already put their names on a local authority housing list.C. They had not attempted to save money in order to buy a home of their own.D. They liked moving house frequently and did not want to settle down.9-12. ACAB。
牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(一)finance and trade(有答案)
话题阅读（一）Finance and Trade（A）Nearly everyone agrees that money doesn't buy as much as it used to, no matter where you want to spend it. This is certainly 1 of the paper money that passes so quickly through one's hands. Inflation(通货膨胀) eats away at its buying 2 with the steady appetite of waves chewing at sand cliffs. But what about coins that seem to do very little except clutter up ( 塞满) purses and pockets? Unlike notes, metal money becomes more valuable the longer it is 3 , especially if it is 4 where it won't get scratched or worn. Why is this7 One reason is that coins, being more durable, fall more readily into a category (范畴) for collectors. Naturally, the rare gold pieces must become more valuable as the price of this metal goes up.But, 5 , one of the rarest coins in the world is not made of gold, but of the relatively cheaper silver. In 1804, the United States mint (造币厂) struck 19,570 silver dollars. That is what its records show. Today only six of this 6 number remain and these are unlikely ever to reach the auction (拍卖) market. So what happened to some 19,564 large silver coins, not the easiest sort of things to lose7 One of the more romantic theories is that they were part of the 7 to Napoleon for the American territory then known as Louisiana. But they never reached France. Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, the ship transporting them was sunk, either by a storm or by pirates. The 8 answer to the mystery is that they were melted down since the silver value was greater than the actual value of the coin. What really happened to the rest will probably always remain a mystery. What is known is that whoever can come up with one will find himself 9 rich.1-5. B H A G C 6-9. DFEI（B）Several European countries are encouraging the 1 of high-tech companies as a way to 2 jobs and reduce the extremely high unemployment 3 in European Union. But that might not be the answer. Sauli Niinisto, Deputy Prime Minister for Finland, says that not all Europeans are equipped for the 4 in the Information Technology sector." What seems to be the problem is that those 5 in Europe are not people who could open the door of an IT company. But it seems that those people are more, the 6 to get a job for them are more in low sectors, especially on the service side. "Mr. Niinisto says that perhaps Europeans should 7 how the high-tech industry is spurring （激励) 8 growth in the United States. " It seems that we have to look at a 9 in Europe and ask ourselves what is the differencebetween a European and American person because there are difference. And I believe that every 10 is going well or bad, depending on how its middle class is 11 .In Europe, we see the middle class not actually being quite 12 with its circumstances. But, they have 13 a lot and you don't find so much, let's say 'fighting spirits' than in the USA." 14 , Finland' s Deputy Prime Minister says that Europeans should encourage 15 entrepreneurial (企业家）efforts.1. A.expand B.developing C.growth D.progress2. A.invent B.produce C.manufacture D.create3. A.speed B.proportion C.rate D.percent4. A.career B.fate C.position D.condition5. A.employed B.unemployed C.unhired D.unrented6. A.possibilities B.challenges C.probabilities D.chains7. A.imitate B.invest C.investigate D.migrate8. A.economy B.economic C.economical D.economics9. A.mirror B.reflection C.minority D.majority10. A.society munity C.association D.province11. A.working B.inhabiting C.behaving D.admiring12. A.satisfied B.surprised C.thrilled D.suspected13. A.achieved B.retained C.maintained D.possessed14. A.In general B.In all C.In particular D.In brief15. A.individual B.particular C.special D.especial1-5. CDCAB 6-10. AABAA 11-15. CAACA（C）Brazil has become one of the developing world' s great successes in reducing population growth—but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rate, Brazil has had a better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard.Brazil's population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2. 7 children on average. Marine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes many other Third World countries jealous.Marine puts it down to, among other things, soap opera and installment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world's biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil's most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soap operas are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities."Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values—not many children, woman working," says Marine. "They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive package."Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. "This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible with unlimited reproduction," says Marine.Word Bankinstallment n. 分期付款incompatible adj. 不相容的reproduction n. 繁殖1. According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth.A. by chanceB. by educating its citizensC. by careful family planningD. by developing TV programsA. compares it toB. owes it toC. sums it up asD. finds it a reason forA. they keep people sitting long hours watching TVB. they have gradually changed people's way of lifeC. people are drawn to their attractive packageD. they make birth control measures popular4. What is Marine's conclusion about Brazil's population growth?A. The increase in birth rate will promote consumption.B. The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.C. A country's production is limited by its population growth.D. Consumption patterns are contrary to reproduction patterns.1-4. ABBB（D）Adam Smith, writing in the 1770s, was the first person to see the importance of the division of labor and to explain part of its advantage. He gives as an example the process by which pins were made in England."One man draws out the wire, another strengthens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top to prepare it to receive the head. To make the head requires two or three distinct operations. To put it on is a separate operation, to polish the pins is another. And the important business of making pins is, in this manner, divided into about 18 distinct operations, which in some factories are all performed by different people, though in others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them. "Ten men, smith said, in this way, turned out 12 pounds of pins a day or about 4,800 pins a piece. But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not each of them have made 20 pins in a day and perhaps not even one.There can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Fewer people can make more pins. Adam Smith saw this but he also took it for granted that division of labor is in itself responsible for economic growth and development and that it accounts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still. But division of labor addsnothing new; it only enables people to produce more of what they a/ready have.Word Bankpin n. 别针take for granted 想当然A. enabled each worker to make pins more quickly and more cheaplyB. increased the possible output per workerC. increased the number of people employed in factoriesD. improved the quality of pins producedA. show the advantage of the division of laborB. show the advantage of the old craft systemC. emphasize how powerful the individual worker wasD. emphasize the importance of increased production7. According to the writer, Adam Smith's mistake was in believing that division of labor______________ .A. was an efficient way of organizing workB. was an important development in methods of productionC. inevitably led to economic developmentD. increased the production of existing goods8. Which of the following could serve as an appropriate title for the passage?A. Adam Smith, the English Economist.B. The Theory of Division of Labor.C. Division of Labor, an Efficient Way of Organizing Work.D. Adam Smith as the Discoverer of Division of Labor.5-8. BACC（E）An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St. Andrews University, said his first-year lectures which were open to students from all departments— were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250."There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn't traditionally done," he added.University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects.Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people's renewed interest in career in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said, "It's possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that's financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty. "Word Bankattributed to 归因于sector n. 部门contemporary adj.当代的9. Professor John Beath's lectures are .A. given in a traditional wayB. connected with the present situationC. open to both students and their parentsD. warmly received by economicsA. greater stabilityB. higher payC. fewer applicationsD. better reputation11. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngstersA.wiser in money managementB. have access to better equipmentC. confide about their future careersD. get jobs in Child Trust Funds12. What's the main idea of the text?A. Universities have received more applications.B. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.C. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.D. Parents are concerned with children's subject selection.9-12. BAAB。
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
《牛津高中英语》必修模块（1-5）Module 1 Teenage experiences
Unit 1 School life
Unit 2 Growing pains
Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good Module 2 Making discoveries
Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Unit 2 Wish you were here
Unit 3 Amazing people
Module 3 Broadening horizons Unit 1 The world of our senses Unit 2 Language
Unit 3 Back to the past
Module 4 Modern life
Unit 1 Advertising
Unit 2 Sporting events
Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world
Module 5 Balance and harmony Unit 1 Getting along with others Unit 2 The environment
Unit 3 Science versus nature 《牛津高中英语》选修模块(6-11) Module 6 Making a better world
Unit 1 Laughter is good for you
Unit 2 What is happiness to you?
Unit 3 Understanding each other
Unit 4 Helping people around world Module 7 Improving our lives
Unit 1 Living with technology
Unit 2 Fit for life
Unit 3 The world online
Unit 4 Public transport
Module 8 Appreciating literature and art Unit 1 The written world
Unit 2 The universal language
Unit 3 The world of colours and light
Unit 4 Films and film events
Module 9 Communicating with other cultures Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures
Unit 2 Witnessing time
Unit 3 The meaning of colour
Unit 4 Behind beliefs
Module 10 Understanding society
Unit 1 Building the future
Unit 2 People on the move
Unit 3 Protecting ourselves
Unit 4 Law and order
Module 11 Preparing for the future
Unit 1 Careers and skills
Unit 2 Getting a job
Unit 3 The secret of success
Unit 4 The next step。