英语翻译Humor can be marvelously therapeutic.It can deflat it can instruct it saves us
and it provides an outlet for feeling that expressed another way would be corrosive.避免造_百度作业帮
英语翻译Humor can be marvelously therapeutic.It can deflat it can instruct it saves us
and it provides an outlet for feeling that expressed another way would be corrosive.避免造
英语翻译Humor can be marvelously therapeutic.It can deflat it can instruct it saves us
and it provides an outlet for feeling that expressed another way would be corrosive.避免造作是哪儿来的？
幽默具有奇特的疗效.它使人不再高傲却不至于被毁掉；它寓教于乐；它使我们避免造作；它又提供一种发泄情绪的通道,这种情绪如果换种方式表达会对别人造成损害.
幽默可以巧妙治疗. 它可以嚣张又不破坏; 它可以指示而招待; 这样可以节省我们从造作; 它提供了一种宣泄的感觉,用另一种方式表示将腐蚀.
幽默具有神奇的疗效,它不用破坏就可以将人摧毁掉;它寓教于乐;它让人不再轻狂;它将对人造成伤害的感情用另一种感情表达出来!当前位置： > >
幽默的人真的也开心吗？
英语学习杂志
生活中有那么一群人总能给周围的人带来快乐。似乎他们的世界里，到处都是欢声笑语，没有任何忧愁。但是，他们的生活真的如你看到的那样快乐吗？其实不然。生活中许多看似快乐的人，往往都是在用笑声掩饰内心的悲伤。你周围也有这样的人吗？
Why Are You So Funny?
幽默的人真的也开心吗？
By Sophie Zhang 刘宇佳 注
“Why are you so funny?”
“You’re hilarious ! How do you do it?”
“Do you know how funny you are?”
I get that a lot. And yes, funny people know that they’re funny. Even if you don’t think what you’ve said or done is funny, after a while, you start to catch on from all the laughter surrounding you. Laughter is a beautiful sound, and they say it makes us live longer. It keeps us healthy and is the universal expression for happiness.
But the thing is, people make assumptions about funny people. They forget that funny people can be sad because we mistake that laughter for happiness, and that happiness for strength. In light of Robin Williams ’ recent and tragic death, I want to write about what it really means to be someone who is funny.
Here’s the difference between someone who has an innate sense of humor and someone who does not: I see humor in everyday moments and the other person does not. Not only do I find regular, seemingly uninteresting moments funny, I also know how to communicate them so that a person who wouldn’t find them humorous does. Understanding the difference isn’t exactly earth-shattering, but knowing what the difference implies is.
Finding humor in everyday moments is a way to be artificially happy all the time. Oftentimes, you’ll find that comedians are the saddest, most depressed beings there are out there. We use humor to transform the pain, but once the audience leaves and the laughter dissipates , we’re reminded of what was underneath the smiles and nods. Humor is our coping mechanism, our way of masking our unhappiness. It seems slightly ironic, but since when has human behavior ever made sense?
For me, I make fun of everything. I make fun of the fat guy down the street, the child screaming on the plane, and the fact that I can’t play any sports. I squeeze laughter out of the toddler dropping his ice cream cone on the ground, the person miscalculating their jump and landing right into the rain puddle. Anything and everything—I know the right words and the right way to say them.
But when I’m alone, the sadness slowly starts to creep in . It comes in slowly, and then once I start to feel like it’s gone, it rushes in and envelops me. I guess sadness has a sense of humor too—it starts to leave and then psych ! It’s back. It’s during moments like that when I realize that funny has its limits—you need an audience for it to work. You need to hear people’s laughter to confirm that what you are thinking isn’t sad, it’s hilarious!
You will often hear comedians poking fun of themselves. People mistake that kind of humor for lightheartedness , an ability to not take oneself too seriously. But that confidence is often unearned and false. It’s a way to market our insecurities and turn it into something worthwhile. If my shortcomings can make other people happy, then why not? Why not? Why not?
It’s not a bad thing to be lighthearted about the world, but the problem is, few people are. I am not lighthearted. I may come off that way, but I don’t feel that way. Perception is everything, and people don’t bother to dig deeper following first impressions. There’s no need to worry about the girl who is so closely followed by laughter, you would think it was her shadow.
I can’t speak for the great Robin Williams, but I can say that I know what it’s like to feel hopeless, to not want to get out of bed in the morning. But there are moments in life I wouldn’t give up for anything: Seeing a smile on my brother’s face after he the satisfaction of having a meal so delicious that you can’t believe it’s real and getting a kiss from a loved one. Those are the moments worth living for, and those are the moments that don’t need sugar coating. They are real and they are yours.
As I grow older, I have learned to cherish these memories more and to not let them go. I keep them in the safe of my head, where no one can take them away from me, where no one can see. These are the things that keep me going and they don’t need laughter to make me happy.
Vocabulary
1.hilarious: 令人捧腹大笑的。
2.catch on: 明白，理解。
3.assumption: 假定，设想。
4.Williams: 罗宾o威廉姆斯（），知名喜剧演员，出演过《死亡诗社》，《心灵捕手》等诸多影片，曾赢得奥斯卡金像奖、金球奖、美国演员工会奖、格莱美奖等荣誉。日，威廉姆斯突然去世，外界怀疑是因为其患抑郁症而自杀身亡，终年63岁。
5.innate: 先天的，与生俱来的。
6.明白这其中的不同处并没什么大不了，知道这些不同处意味着什么，才是关键。earth-shattering: 惊天动地的。
7.artificially: 人为地。
8.你经常会发现喜剧演员们（在生活中）是最不开心和最抑郁的。comedian: 喜剧演员；depressed: 沮丧的。
9.dissipate: 消散。
10.cope: 应对；mechanism: 机制；mask: 掩饰。
11.这听起来也许有些讽刺，但人类的行为和其要表达的意思有过一致的时候吗？ironic: 讽刺的。
12.小孩子不慎将甜筒掉在地上；人们失足踏进雨水坑时，我都能从中发现笑点。squeeze: 挤，压；toddler: 初学走路的孩子；miscalculate: 失算；puddle: 水坑。
13.creep in: 悄悄潜入。
14.悲伤感缓缓而来，当我觉得它们消失时，它们又再次席卷，把我紧紧包围。rush in: 冲进来；envelop: 包围。
15.psych: 使做好心理准备。
16.你会经常听到喜剧演员们拿自己开玩笑。Poke fun of: 取笑。
17.lightheartedness: 无忧无虑，心情愉快。
18.insecurity: 不安全；worthwhile: 值得做的。
19.我表现出很快乐的样子，但我并非真的觉得很快乐。come off: 表现。
20.感觉就是一切。人们获取第一印象后，却不再去进一步了解更多。perception: 感知，感觉；bother: 烦扰；first impression: 第一印象。
21.speak for：代表……讲话。
22.cherish: 珍惜。
（来源：英语学习杂志 编辑：祝兴媛）
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科目：高中英语
题型：阅读理解
完形填空 （共20小题，满分33分）
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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman.
&&& “Early on I decided not to allow the &&16& &of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began &&17& &piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my &&18&& . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the &&19& &and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never &&20&&& me.”
&&& “My &&21& &was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I &&22& &to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can &&23& &the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my &24& . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”
&&& “I was &&26& &to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had &&27& &this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was &&29& &admitted and went on to &&30& &with great honour.”
&&& “After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I &&31& a lot of musical pieces since &&32__ &had been written specially for solo percussionists.”
&&& “I have been a soloist for over ten years. &&33& &the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t &&34& &that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be &&35& &by others’ attitude. F follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A. conditions&&&& B. opinions&&&& C. actions&&&&&&&&& D. suggestions
A. enjoying&&&&&& B. choosing&&&& C. taking&&&&&&&&&& D. giving
A. sight&&&&&&&&& B. hearing&&&&& C. touch&&&&&&&&&&& D. taste
A. evidence&&&&&& B. result&&&&&& C. excuse&&&&&&&&&& D. cause
A. left&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. excited&&&&& C. supported& & &&& D. disappointed
A. achievement B. decision&&&& C. promise&&&&& &&& D. goal
A. turned&&&&&&&& B. learned&&&&& C. used&&&&&&&& &&& D. ought
A. tell&& &&&&&&&&&&& B. see&&&&&&&&& C. hear&&&&&&&& &&& D. smell
A. carefulness&&&& B. idea&&&&&&&& C. imagination&&&&& D. experience
A. use&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. effort&&&&&& C. feeling&&&&&&&&& D. idea
A. dissatisfied&&&&&&& B. shocked&&&&& C. determined&&&&&& D. unhappy
A. done&&&&&&&&&& B. accepted&&&& C. advised&&&&& &&& D. admitted
A. learning&&&&&& B. excited&&&&& C. willing&&&&& &&& D. unwilling
A. usually&&&&&&&& B. finally&&&&& C. possibly&&&& &&& D. hopefully
A. study&&&&& B. research&&&& C. graduate&&&& &&& D. progress
A. wrote&&&&&&&&& B. translated&& C. heard&&&&&&&&&&& D. read
A. enough&&&&&&&& B. some&&&&&&&& C. many&&&&&&&& D. few
A. However&&&&&&& B. Although&&&& C. When&&&&&&&& D. Since
A. mean&&&&&&&&&&& B. seem&&&&&&&& C. conclude&&&& &&& D. say
A. failed&&&&&&&& B. beaten&&&&&& C. taught&&&&&&&&&& D. affected
科目：高中英语
题型：阅读理解
完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
&&& Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
&&&& “Early on I decided not to allow the &36& of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began &37& piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱)for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my& 38& . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the& 39& and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never& 40 &me.
&&&&& “My &41& was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I &42 &to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can&
43 &the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations (震动) I feel through my body and through
& my body and through my &44& . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every&& 45& that I have.
&&&&&& “I was& &46& to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had &47 &this before and some teachers &48& my admission. Based on my performance,& I was &49 &admitted and went on to &50& with the academy’s highest honours.
&&&&& “After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I &51 &and arranged a lot of musical compositions since &52 &had been written specially for solo percussionists.
&&&&& “I have been a soloist for over ten years. &53 &the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t &54 &that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be &55 &by others. F follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A. conditions&&&&&&& B. opinions&&&&&& C. actions&&&&&&&&&& D. recommendations
A. enjoying&&&&&&&& B. choosing&&&&&& C. taking&&&&&&&&&&& D. giving
A. sight&&&&&&&&&&& B. hearing&&&&&&&& C. touch&&&&&&&&&&& D. taste
A. evidence&&&&&&&& B. result&&&&&&&&& C. excuse& &&&&&&&&&&D. cause
A. left&&&&&&&&&&&&& B. excited&&&&&&& C. accompanied&&&&& D. disappointed
A. purpose&&&&&&&& B. decision&&&&&&&& C. promise&&&&&&&& D. goal
A. turned&&&&&&&&&& B. learned&&&&&&&& C. used&&&&&&&&&&&& D. ought
A. tell &&&&&&&&&&&&B. see&&&&&&&&&&&& C. hear&&&&&&&&&&&& D. smell.
A. carefulness&&&&&& B. movement&&&&&& C. imagination&&&&&& D. experience
A. sense&&&&&&&&&& B. effort&&&&&&&&&&& C. feeling&&&&&&&&&& D. idea
A. dissatisfied&&&&& B. astonished &&&&&&&C. determined&&&&&& D. discouraged
A. done&&&&&&&&&&& B. accepted&&&&&&& Ｃ.advised&&&&&&&&&& D. admitted
A. supported&&&&&&& B. followed&&&&&&&& C. required&&&&&&&& D. opposed
A. usually&&&&&&&&& B. finally&&&&&&&&&& C. possibly&& &&&&&&D. hopefully
A. study&&&&&&&&&& B. research&&&&&&&&& C. graduate&&&&&&&& D. progress
A. wrote&&&&&&&&&& B. translated&&&&&&& C. copied&&&&&&&&&& D. read
A. enough&&&&&&&&& B. some&&&&&&&&&&& C. many&&&&&&&&&& D. few
A. However&&&&&&& B. Although&&&&&&&& C. When&&&&&&&&&& D. Since
A. mean&&&&&&&&&& B. seem&&&&&&&&&&&& C.conclude&&&&&&&& D. say
A. directed&&&&&&&& B. guided&&&&&&&&& C. taught&&&&&&&&&&&& D. limited
科目：高中英语
来源：2011届广东高州长坡中学高三第6周抽考英语卷
题型：阅读理解
How many people have I met who have told me about the book that they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many．This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal （排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments．We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families, always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do． Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life． In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day!” They speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars． I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day．How often do we say to ourselves, "I'll take up horse-riding （or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position． When I first became a reporter, I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper． At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal （反常的) mental state． How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know．Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it． In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure． He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains．【小题1】The first paragraph of the passage tells us that &&&&&&&&&&．A．we always try to find some time to write a bookB．we always make plans but seldom fulfill themC．we always enjoy many of life's best momentsD．we always do what we really want to do【小题2】The underlined phrase "turn his back on" （paragraph 6) most probably means&&&&&&&．A．leave for B．return toC．give upD．rely on【小题3】The man （ paragraph 6) left his first job partly because he was &&&&&&&&&&．A．in an abnormal stateB．under too much pressureC．not well paidD．not respected【小题4】What is probably the best title for the passage?A．Provide Homes For Our FamilyB．Take Up Horse-ridingC．Value This Very DayD．Stay Alive
科目：高中英语
来源：学年云南省高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
题型：完型填空
I ran across an old photo of him the other
day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was
Rex.
36& was
his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 37 in the water as any person I have known.
You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 38 him to go in. Of
course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 39 throw one in.
That 40 me of that night, 41
he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 42 nobody
ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 43 easily have been half a race. The box
wasn’t a good one. It was just a 44 old piece that somebody 45.
Still it was something he wanted, probably 46 there was some difficulty
in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about
his achievement when, deep in the night, we 47 him trying to get the box
up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded 48 two or three people were trying to tear the
house 49 . We came downstairs and turned on the 50 light. Rex was
on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 51somehow. And
he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 52 dawn if we hadn’t
helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we
had thrown it out in a 53 place, he would have brought it home again, as
a small token(象征)of
his strength in such matters. 54, he had been taught to carry heavy
wooden objects about and he was 55 of his skill.
difficulty
deserted(遗弃)
As a result
【解析】略
【题型】完型填空
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届云南省昆明三中高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
【关键字标签】人物传记类
11【题文】& With its budget of $80 million , John Woo as director, and
an all-star cast（明星云集的演员阵容）, Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious
Asian-financed film ever. Last week I saw the release of the second part, and
boy oh boy does it shows.
But watching the film as a foreigner I
felt I was missing out on something. Not knowing my Cao Cao's from my Zhou
Yu's, I was not even sure whom I wanted to win. Certainly after the opening
scene, in which Cao Cao is seen watching a game of Cuju, an ancient Chinese
variation of football, I knew who had my support. After all, any man who
enjoys his football is someone after my own heart. But after Cao Cao resorted
to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn't so sure he
was the man I should be rooting for.
And there is a lot more to Red Cliff 2
than just extravagant battle scenes. The film does not take itself too
seriously. Conversations between leaders are littered with one-liners, many
of which had the audience in laughter. There is even enough to keep fans of
more romantic entertainment happy too. This includes a charming relationship
between a southern spy（侦探）and an innocent northern soldier. The characters' interaction
provides some genuinely heart-warming moments in the middle of the battle.
Clocking in at（结束于）around two hours, the
film certainly does justice to the history story. When I walked out the
cinema, I felt as drained（精疲力竭） as Cao Cao's soldiers must have 1,800 years ago.
41.By expressing “boy oh boy” in the first paragraph, the
author seems to show that _______.
A．the film characters are like boys who are childish.
B．the film provides amazing and surprising scenes for audience.
C．the film is suitable for younger boys to watch.
D．the film scene is so bloody that boys shouldn’t watch it.
42.When did the author change his
attitude toward Cao Cao?
A．When he read the history story about Cao Cao.
B．When he saw Cao Cao was watching a game of Cuju,
C．When he realized that Cao Cao took some bad measures to beat his
D．When he saw the romantic love story of Cao Cao and a southern spy.
43.The following factors of the film are
all mentioned in the passage except_______.
A．high budget
B．leading roles
C．actors and actress
D．conversations
44.From the passage we can infer
that_______.
A．the author is a football fan in a foreign country.
B．Cuju is the name of an ancient Chinese variation of football.
C．the film Red Cliff 2 lasts about two hours.
D．the author was very tired after about two hours’ battle.
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届云南省昆明三中高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
【关键字标签】新闻报道类
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Please report any suspicious activity, or
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49.The suggestions are most probably from
A．a hotel manager
B．a police officer
C．an experienced traveler
D．a tour guide
50.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．It is advised to travel to places where there are few people.
B．The hotel is not responsible for anything you lose.
report to the manager unless you are sure something is going wrong.
better use the deadbolt and the secondary locks for safety.
51. If you feel doubtful about a stranger
who knocks at the door, you should _____.
A．let the person in after you have got his/her name
B．open the door to check the person’s ID card
C．call the Front Desk to make sure
D．contact the local police for assistance
52.What does the underlined part “In the unlikely event of a
fire” mean?
A．In case a fire happens, though it is not very possible
B．If a fire happens when some big events are taking place.
C．In case a fire happens in a public building.
D．If a fire breaks out and it is getting out of control.
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届云南省昆明三中高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
【关键字标签】广告布告类
13【题文】The new iPhone 3G should please everyone. Its look and feel are only
slightly improved, but a faster network loads Web pages more quickly, true
GPS functionality allows it to easily find places nearby, and the new $199
price (down from $400) makes it an affordable luxury.
Before deciding whether to buy, however,
make sure you can actually take advantage of the iPhone 3G's high-speed data
network. 3G stands for third-generation, which in non-geek speak translates
to Web pages and mail messages that, ideally, load about three times faster
than on the original iPhone. Even better, 3G coverage enables you to make a
phone call and surf the Web at the same time. That's great, if you live or
work in a place where the 3G network of AT&T（美国电话电报公司）&(the sole wireless
carrier of the iPhone) is active. That's not so great in cities like New York
where AT&T's cellular coverage is awful. As one of my colleagues in New
York City, who bought the original iPhone, commented, &It's just a toy.
You can't make phone calls on it, so I carry my Verizon phone with me all the
The real fun begins when you tap on the
icon called &App Store& and start browsing the hundreds of add-on
applications that have been developed just for the iPhone. You'll find tons
of games (I like JirboBreak, a free game inspired by the Atari classic
Breakout) and mobile versions of popular websites like Pandora,
Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times. Most apps will cost you, but
the vast majority are $9.99 or less. The apps work on the old iPhones too,
but you'll enjoy them a lot more on the iPhone 3G because many of the
programs, including Yelp (local business reviews), Whrrl (mobile social
networking) and UrbanSpoon (restaurant reviews), use your exact location — provided by the iPhone 3G's
GPS chip — to
make recommendations. The apps also load much faster over the 3G network.
57.The new iPhone 3G has following
features except that _______
A．It looks and feels better
B．It has a faster network
C．It is easy to locate a place
D．It is too expensive for people to buy
58.Why do one of my colleagues carry
Verizon phone with him all the time? ______.
A．Because iPhone 3G is just a toy.
B．ecause he prefers Verizon phone better.
C．Because AT&T's cellular coverage is terrible there
D．Because Verizon phone enables him make a phone call and surf the
Web at the same time
59.Which of the following statements is
NOT true according to the passage. ____.
A．App Store will offer you great fun.
B．many apps have been developed for the iPhone.
C．Most apps are very expensive.
D．Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times are
popular websites.
60.From the passage we know that the
attitude of the author toward iPhone 3G is _____.
A．doubtful
B．appreciative
C．optimistic
D．pessimistic
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届云南省昆明三中高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
【关键字标签】经济类
14【题文】Birds that are half-asleep—with one brain hemisphere (半球) alert and the other sleeping—control which side of the brain remains awake,
according to a new study of sleeping ducks.
Earlier studies have documented
half-brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns
sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye
controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful
hemisphere’s eye
stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at
Decades of studies of bird groups led
researchers to predict extra alertness in the end-of-the-row sleepers which
tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch
carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots
showed no preference for gaze direction.
Also, birds napping at the end of the
line depend on single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more
often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a
four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds
in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping
believe this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling
sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say.
The results provide the best evidence for
a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep evolved as creatures
scanned for enemies. The preference for opening an eye on the lookout side
could be widespread, he predicts. He’s seen it in a pair of birds napping side-by-side in the zoo and
in a single pet bird sleeping by a mirror. The mirror-side eye closed as if
the reflection were a companion and the other eye stayed open.
Useful as half-sleeping might be, it’s only been found in birds
and such water animals as dolphins, whales, and seals. Perhaps keeping one
side of the brain awake allows a sleeping animal to surface occasionally to
avoid drowning.
Studies of birds may offer unique
insights into sleep. Jerome M. Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds’ half-brain sleep “is just the tip of the
iceberg.” He
supposes that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other
65.According to the passage, birds often
half sleep because ______.
A．they have to watch out for possible attacks
B．their brain hemispheres take turns to rest
C．the two halves of their brain are differently structured
D．they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions
66.What is implied about the example of a
bird’s sleeping
in front of a mirror?
A．An imagined companion gives the bird a sense of security.
B．Birds prefer to sleep in pairs for the sake of their security.
C．The phenomenon of birds napping in pairs is widespread.
D．A single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the
67. While sleeping, some water animals
tend to keep half awake in order to ______.
A．alert themselves to the approaching enemy
B．emerge from water now and then to breathe
C．be sensitive to the ever-changing environment
D．avoid being swept away by rapid currents
68.By saying “just the tip of the iceberg”, Siegel suggests that
A．half-brain sleep has something to do with icy weather
B．the mystery of half-brain sleep is close to being solved
C．most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers
D．half-brain sleep may exist among other species
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届云南省昆明三中高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
【关键字标签】科普类
15【题文】People in China, as in other parts of the world, are waiting to
see how U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will deal with global problems such
as the current economic slowdown once he takes office. As Sam Beattie reports
from Beijing, there is widespread hope for closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation.
For many students in Beijing, Mr. Obama
symbolizes all that is possible in the United States. He's a popular winner
here, seen as a self-made man who has made it to the top.
&I think he is very charming, and a
president who can create a new era,& said Zhang Wei, a university
student. &I like him very much and most of my friends do too.& Ni
Weibo, another university student, agrees. &Sino-U.S. relations still
need more cooperation,& she said. &I think he will help take it to
a new era.&
China's President Hu Jintao congratulated
Mr. Obama within hours of his victory, saying he hoped bilateral ties could
be made stronger.
Political analysts here say China will be
looking for the incoming president to avoid contentious issues such as
Taiwan's independence, human rights and Tibet.
Instead, they say Beijing would like Mr.
Obama to focus on solving the global economic crisis, and to help China's
slowing economy by opening up U.S. markets.
But trade relations might be a
sticking point, says Renmin University's Professor of International
Studies, Shi Yinhong.
He warns, &There is a possibility
that President Obama will take some protectionist measures which China will
not accept, then trade disputes could develop to a degree that we have not
seen ever before.&
Despite making the headlines, Mr. Obama
faces some tough challenges in managing the U.S. relationship with China.
China is now a stronger and more confident country than the China his
predecessors dealt with. And in this time
of economic uncertainty, analysts say it's a country with which Mr. Obama
will want to maintain a good relationship.
73.What can we infer from the first three
paragraphs?
A．Mr. Obama was popular with many students in Beijing mostly
because he will take office soon.
B．Economic slowdown is the big problem that the world is facing
and looking forward to solve except US
C．China’s President Hu Jintao congratulated Obama on his victory within
D．Through Obama’s being elected, we can see all is possible in US and a new
relationship may come.
74.What is not mentioned in this passage?
A．What Barack Obama is expected to do in dealing with the US-China
relationship.
B．Why Barack Obama will maintain a good relationship with China.
C．How Barack Obama will deal with the current economic slowdown.
D．What image Barack Obama has given to Chinese people.
75. What does “ a sticking point”( in para.7 ) mean?
A．a twist point
B．a disputed point
C．a good beginning
D．a understanding point
76.What is the best title for this
A．US-Chinese Cooperation Under the Current Economic Slowdown
B．Obama, Seen As A Popular Winner In China
C．Chinese Want Stronger Ties With US Under Obama Administration
D．The Current Economic Problem faces China As Well As US
【解析】略
【题型】阅读理解
【适用】一般
【标题】2011届云南省昆明三中高三上学期第二次月考英语卷
【关键字标签】政治经济文化类
科目：高中英语
来源：2014届广东省高一模块一考试英语题
题型：信息匹配
根据短文内容，从下框A--F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并把答案填涂在答题卡的相应位置上。填涂选项中有一项为多余项。特别提示: 如果选E,
则同时填涂AB; 如果选F, 则同时填涂CD.
A. A sense of humour is not an
inborn ability.
B. A sense of humour can be
developed in our life.
C. A sense of humour helps us
from several aspects.
D. A sense of humour means more
than telling jokes.
E. A sense of humour can be
expressed in many ways.
F. A sense of humour helps
people to better enjoy life.
1._______________.
As awareness of the benefits of
humour increases, most of us want to get all the laughs we can. It seems that
almost every day there is another new discovery about the power of humour to
help us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Every system of the
body responds to laughter in some important or positive way .
2.________________.
Many people mistakenly believe
that we are born with a sense of humour. They think that when it comes to a
sense of humour. “either you have got it or you
don't .” This is false! What is true, however, is
that the ability to laugh and smile is actually something we are born with. For
example, we laugh when we are tickled under the arm, even without thinking
about how to react.
3._______________.
The parts of the brain and
central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth in
human infants, but that is not the same thing as having a sense of humour.
(After all, when a baby laughs in his small bed we don’t
rush over and say, “That kid has a great sense of
humour!”) Your sense of humour is something you can
develop over a lifetime. Don’t be nervous before others and
try to laugh at yourself-then you will make them laugh too.
4._______________.
Humour includes a lot more than
laughing and joke telling. Many people worry needlessly that they do not have a
good sense of humour because they are not good joke tellers. More than jokes, a
sense of humour requires being willing and able to see the funny side of life’s situations as they happen. In fact, one of the best
definitions（定义）of a sense of humour is “the ability to see the non-serious element in a situation.”
5._____________.
There
may be a thousand different ways to express your sense of humour, but joke
telling is only one of those ways. As more is discovered about how humour
benefits our life, more people will be able to see and enjoy the humour when
they are in a difficult situation. Life depends on air, food and water, but it
is made easier to live with a good sense of humour.