The Virgin Oceanic Submarine (潜水艇)is an entirely new type of vessel that can dive to 37,000 feet and fly through the ocean using wings . similar to an airplane' s wings. It will be able to dive 7 miles straight down to the deepest place on the planet, the bottom of the Mariana Trench (海沟)where only one other vessel has ever gone before. Unlike the last Mariana Trench dive, the Virgin Oceanic Submarine will be able to fly around and explore while it is there.
This amazing new submarine is what Richard Branson invented for his fellow adventurer and dear friend, Steve Fossett, who had dreamed of piloting it himself, but when he was flying over the Nevada desert he failed to return. Branson has now Finished what Fossett wished, and he hopes that the successful Virgin Oceanic Submarine will open the door to new exploration and scientific discovery.
This undersea adventure is very much like Branson's space adventure. Branson's company, Virgin Galactic, travels into space using a space plane. The space adventure rose from the success of the vehicle Space Ship One which has completed its task and Branson's boyhood dream of exploring space: Virgin Galactic is now testing the first Space Ship Two model, with a plan for tourism in space when all testing is finished.
Just as Branson uses new technology to explore our planet and beyond it, he also uses it to save our planet. He created a challenge with a $25 million prize for technology which would remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Naturally, this challenge is called the Virgin Earth Challenge, This idea came from seeing the X- Prize succeed in stimulating (刺激）the invention that finally created Space Ship One. No new technology has yet hit the marketplace as a result of this challenge.
Branson' s genius for seeing something great and making it happen first became apparent when he started selling "cut-out" records. He was soon able to create his own recording studio with the. profits. From there, Branson proceeded to discover and promote new musical artists. His instinct for finding innovative (创新的）artists is the same instinct he now applies to finding innovative technology.
While the new Virgin Oceanic Submarine has not yet proved itself, there is little doubt that it will.
47. What do we know about the Virgin Oceanic Submarine from the passage?
A. It is able to fly across the Pacific Ocean.
B. It has ever gone to the Mariana Trench before.
C. It's advanced because it can fly and explore in deep water.
D. Its wings are much bigger than an airplane' s wings.
48.Branson created a challenge with a $25 million prize in order to_____.
A. explore our planet and the universe
B. remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere
C. stimulate people to create a new space ship
D. finish his boyhood dream of exploring space
49.What is the author's attitude towards the new Virgin Oceanic Submarine?
A. Positive. B. Doubtful. C. Indifferent. D. Critical.
50. What is this passage mainly about?
A. An introduction to Richard Branson,
B. Richard Branson's and Steve Fossett’s dream.
C. The achievements in exploring the earth.
D. The new Virgin Oceanic Submarine.
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.
The Italian（36） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （37） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （38） that Italian males find it very difficult to （39） home. Their mothers make sure that their（40） are so cosseted（宠爱）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （41）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（42） home at least once a week for their mother（43） and iron.
They （44） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（45） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （46） future with a woman（47） might ask you to do things around the （48） that you have never （49） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?
In fact young Italian males (50) no choice. There is little tradition of them(51) away from home during their student years, and it is(52) for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;(53) the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically(54) for them to afford to move out. They find themselves(55) in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.
A．child B．male C．student D．female
A．hopefully B．naturally C．happily D．generally
A．surprising B．exciting C．easy D．convenient
A．go B．come C．leave D．return
A．sons B．sisters C．friends D．children
A．married B．well C．tried D．ill
A．books B．clothes C．cars D．bicycles
A．make B．cook C．wash D．see
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A．remembered B．forgot C．stopped D．learnt
A．like B．prefer C．hate D．have
A．going B．living C．putting D．getting
A．unusual B．usual C．worried D．nervous
A．but B．when C．while D．where
A．different B．impossible C．important D．casual
A．dressed B．convinced C．determined D．caught
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Scientists used to explore(探测)on the surface of the ocean. Now they are exploring below the surface， too. They want to know about ocean water and the plant and animal life deep in the ocean.
In 1934 the scientist William Beebe dived 3 000 feet below the surface in a hollow steel ball. In 1935 August Piccard dived 10 330 feet. In 1960 his son Jean dived to a depth of 35 800 feet.
All these early dives were deep. But the divers could not stay down for very long. They had to come back up to the surface after a few seconds. Scientists needed to stay down longer to study life below surface. Gradually they succeeded.Cousteau，a Frenchman，was able to keep men down to a depth of 36 feet for one month and to a depth of 90 feet for a week.
Now scientists are developing even better equipment. With this new equipment，men can stay below the surface for days or even weeks. In 1962 Cousteau set up a research station 35 feet below the surface. Then，in 1964，he set up another station on the ocean floor of the Red Sea.This was the first undersea station to operate without help from the surface.
Many countries are now studying undersea living. The former Soviet Union has an undersea laboratory in the Crimean Sea.The United States has a laboratory 50 feet down on the ocean floor off the Virgin Islands. In 1970 five men lived there for two weeks. Then a team of five women scientists stayed in the laboratory. Next came other teams of men. All were there to explore the ocean depths and to make plans for the use of its resources. Scientists hope to find enough mineral，vegetable，and animal wealth there to provide food for the entire world.
1.In order to ，scientists are exploring below the surface of the ocean.
A.know about the ocean water deep in the ocean
B.stay down longer to study life of the plant and animal below the surface
C.know about the plant and animal life deep in the ocean
D.both A and C
2.Who made the deepest dive?
A.William Beebe. B.August Piccard.
C.Jean Piccard. D.Cousteau.
3.Who set up the first undersea station?
A.A Frenchman. B.An American.
C.A Russian. D.The passage made no mention.
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The early divers could not stay down for very long.
B.Up to now only five women scientists have stayed in the undersea laboratory.
C.The purpose of setting up the undersea laboratories is to make plans for the use of the resources in the ocean.
D.None of the above is true.
5.The author wants to tell us .
A.that scientists try to explore the ocean depths
B.that scientists try to make use of resources in the ocean
C.about the secret of the plant and animal life in the ocean
D.both A and B
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省福州三中2011届高三第二次月考英语试题 题型：完型填空
Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-
year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.
The Italian（36） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （37） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （38） that Italian males find it very difficult to （39） home. Their mothers make sure that their（40） are so cosseted（宠爱）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （41）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（42） home at least once a week for their mother（43） and iron.
They （44） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（45） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （46） future with a woman（47） might ask you to do things around the （48） that you have never （49） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?
In fact young Italian males (50) no choice. There is little tradition of them(51) away from home during their student years, and it is(52) for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;(53) the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically(54) for them to afford to move out. They find themselves(55) in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年山东聊城三中高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Can storms in Africa cause asthma(哮喘) in the Caribbean(加勒比)? Islanders point to the desert insects that land on beaches after a 5,000-kilometer flight across the Atlantic. If they can use winds to get from one continent to another, so can clouds of dust that carry disease.
Scientists think that as Africa becomes drier, dust from expanding deserts is being blown away into Caribbean islands. A study in Barbados shows that asthma has increased 17 times since Africa’s drought(干旱) began in 1973.
Other forms of life are suffering, too. Among them are the Caribbean’s famous coral reefs( 珊瑚礁), which began dying in large numbers in the 1900s. Eugene Shinn of the U.S. Geiological Sudrvey(USGS) in Florida went to the virgin Islands to study the reefs. The tests he and his colleagues carried out showed that the coral was dying of disease caused by Africa microbes(微生物) from across the ocean.
William Sprigg of the University of Arizona is studying the problem as part of a major UN project. He says that dust is causing problems in the U.S., too.
“We are just beginning to collect the evidence of airborne(空气传播的) dust influences on human health,” he told The Washington Post.
【小题1】Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
| A．Dangerous Dust | B．Dangerous Disease |
| C．Changing Weather | D．Developing Technology |
| A．America. | B．Africa. | C．The Atlantic. | D．The Pacific. |
| A．desert insects | B．strong winds | C．airborne dust | D．dry weather |
| A．They are in Florida. |
| B．They used to be very beautiful. |
| C．They began dying in the past decades. |
| D．The African microbes have bad effect on them. |
| A．He is a member of UN. |
| B．He thinks African dust also affects the US. |
| C．He has collected enough evidence about dust influences. |
| D．He is a reporter from The Washington Post. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年山东聊城三中高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Can storms in Africa cause asthma(哮喘) in the Caribbean(加勒比)? Islanders point to the desert insects that land on beaches after a 5,000-kilometer flight across the Atlantic. If they can use winds to get from one continent to another, so can clouds of dust that carry disease.
Scientists think that as Africa becomes drier, dust from expanding deserts is being blown away into Caribbean islands. A study in Barbados shows that asthma has increased 17 times since Africa’s drought(干旱) began in 1973.
Other forms of life are suffering, too. Among them are the Caribbean’s famous coral reefs( 珊瑚礁), which began dying in large numbers in the 1900s. Eugene Shinn of the U.S. Geiological Sudrvey(USGS) in Florida went to the virgin Islands to study the reefs. The tests he and his colleagues carried out showed that the coral was dying of disease caused by Africa microbes(微生物) from across the ocean.
William Sprigg of the University of Arizona is studying the problem as part of a major UN project. He says that dust is causing problems in the U.S., too.
“We are just beginning to collect the evidence of airborne(空气传播的) dust influences on human health,” he told The Washington Post.
1.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
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B．Africa. |
C．The Atlantic. |
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B．strong winds |
C．airborne dust |
D．dry weather |
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5. Which of the following is TRUE about William Sprigg?
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B．He thinks African dust also affects the US. |
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C．He has collected enough evidence about dust influences. |
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D．He is a reporter from The Washington Post. |
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