define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum (最少的) amounts of physical activity, they haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.
“After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals,” Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating (调节) the amount of glucose (葡萄糖) and fat in the body start to shut down.
Even for people who exercise, spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day — but still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, rather than in a single bout (一回).
Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, whether or not they exercised.
“We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad,” said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, who led the Canadian study. “But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary (坐着的) behavior, the better.”
Figures from a U.S. survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars．
Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects. “People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits,” Ekblom-Bak said. “But when they’re in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible,” she said.
1. What is the best title for the text?
A. Not Sitting Too Much While Working B. How To Avoid Sitting Too Much C. Sitting Too Much Could Be Deadly D. More And More People Sit Too Much 2. According to the research, ____________.
A. the more time you spend in exercising in a single bout, the healthier you will be B. those who often sit too much are sure to grow fat or suffer from a heart attack C. regular exercise is effective to get rid of the side effect of sitting too much D. you had better not sit for more than four hours in a single bout 3. How does the danger of sitting too much affect the human body? A. It causes the genes to fail to balance the glucose and fat in the body. B. It increases glucose and fat in the body.
C. It makes a person unable to exercise long enough in a day. D. It results in death.
4. The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 10 probably means __________. A. improve B. balance C. ignore D. achieve
【答案】CDAB
【解析】
【试源】2015届山东省青岛二中高三上学期期末考试 【结束】
8.【题文】London isn’t for everyone. Some promising students ignore it as an option. However, others jump at the chance without proper consideration. Student life in London is very different from campus life elsewhere.
The main issue for most students in deciding whether to study in the city is their sense of how much it will cost to live in the capital. It must be acknowledged that rental prices are the highest in the country, and students should be prepared for this even with the extra loan to offer. If you do your homework, then that is where the extra costs end.
If you keep your eyes open, student discounts are everywhere and many nightclubs run student nights during the week, with student unions ensuring expensive nightlife is never an issue. And if you feel like earning a bit of extra money, generally, part-time work is pretty easy to come by.
The transport network is good and generally affordable, especially with the Student Oyster photos-card, but the density of London means most journeys are possible on foot, and 24-hour buses ensure a night out that rarely requires a taxi.
A final benefit of the city for students, which is seldom considered by most until they actually arrive, is the power of London to connect people. London’s status as a world city means employers, including banks such as HSBC, media companies Like BSkyB, publishers such as Penguin and every kind of business in-between, choose to locate their headquarters in London. Many of these employers provide opportunities such as networking events and interview training, which are often advertised through London universities themselves, while internships, work experience and graduate schemes are all available within the city.
Of course when it comes down to personal preference, London is just one city on a long list of options, but before deciding, prospective students should try hard to find out the true reality in terms of the costs and benefits to them personally.
1. Some students don’t choose London because ________. A. they have no way to get the extra loan B. they dislike doing their housework C. London witnesses higher rents
D. London is the capital of Great Britain
2. To help out with your expense in London, you can ________. A. join a lot of student unions
B. do part-time jobs in your spare time C. stop yourself going to nightclubs D. find a flat with a lower rent
3. Before getting to London, most students usually fail to notice _______. A. so many large companies are located in London
B. 24-hour buses can provide great convenience for them C. there live too many world-famous men and women D. the transport network is generally the most affordable 4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Disadvantages of Studying in London B. High Rental Prices in London
C. Choices to Be Avoided by Students D. Benefits of Studying in London
【答案】CBAD 【解析】
【试源】2015届山东省青岛二中高三上学期期末考试 【结束】
9.【题文】Our children grew up on jelly(果酱) sandwiches. Even my husband and I sometimes have one late at night with a glass of milk.
I wasn’t the jelly maker in this 1 . My mother-in-law was. The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to 2 baby food jars, which my mother-in-law would 3 with the tasty gel(凝胶) and send back home with us. For the past 22 years, 4 I wanted to make a jelly sandwich, all I had to do was 5 one of those little jars of jelly. Jelly making was just a way of life for my mother-in-law. She always followed the same 6 -- from picking the fruit to setting the 7 jelly on the homemade shelves. My mother-in-law passed away last December. Among the things in the house to be 8 by her children were the 9 canned goods. Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice, green beans and jelly. When my husband 10 his jars home, we carefully put them away in our kitchen.
The other day I reached the 11 for some jelly, and there it was. Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar. The lid was rusty. As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had 12 to see earlier. Yes, this was the 13 jar we would ever have from the patient, 14 hands of my mother-in-law. It seemed like such a 15 thing, and most days it was something that was taken for granted. But today it seemed a valuable 16 . I put the jelly back on the shelf.
We have many things that 17 belonged to my mother-in-law. These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children. But I’m just not 18 to give up this last jelly jar, and all the 19 its presence allows me to hold onto. The jar of jelly won’t keep that 20 . It will either have to be eaten or thrown out… but not today. 1. A. market B. village C. family D. group 2. A. save B. throw C. choose D. paint 3. A. fill B. cover C. provide D. decorate 4. A. before B. whenever C. though D. since 5. A. turn on B take up C. pick out D. reach for 6. A. example B. routine C. dream D. rule 7. A. mixed B. finished C. changed D. boiled 8. A. destroyed B. moved C. donated D. divided 9. A. tasty B. expensive C. common D. suitable 10. A. left B. packed C. sent D. brought 11. A. kitchen B. hall C. market D. store
12. A. forgotten B. expressed C. considered D. failed 13. A. large B. particular C. delicious D. last 14. A. poor B. painful C. loving D. shaking 15. A. small B . new C. strange D. good 16. A. experience B. treasure C. opportunity D. prize 17. A. already B. once C. only D. still 18. A. afraid B. eager C. ready D. upset 19. A. lessons B. memories C. efforts D. feelings 20. A. safe B. light C. soft D. long
【答案】CAABD BBDAD ADDCA BBCBD 【解析】
【试源】2015届山东省青岛二中高三上学期期末考试 【结束】 10.【题文】Nowadays, millions of lonely singles are going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming 1 world’s most popular matchmaker. Singles are flooding to the Internet 2 (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time 3 (look) for a significant other. Using dating sites is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating 4 (lead) them from one bad experience to 5 and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone 6 you are not 7 (interest) in. In the real world, 8 , ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult. Despite all the 9 , online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online 10 (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just likely to find a criminal online as your Mr. or Miss Right.
【答案】1. the 2. mainly 3. to look 4. has led/leads/has been leading 5. another 6. who/whom/that 7. interested
8. however 9. advantages/benefits 10. descriptions/description
【解析】
【试源】2015届山东省青岛二中高三上学期期末考试 【结束】
11.【题文】When I was a young girl，I would spend summers in my grandparents' home on Tomahawk Lake. On hot evenings, I'd amuse myself with my horses-eight toy horses about three inches high. I was so young that it was out of the question for me to go down the road through the woods to be with a playmate in the evening.
Grandmother let me keep my horses in the shadow of her cast-bronze(青铜铸的)cabbage leaf, which sat on a side table in the living room. The leaf was as big as half a watermelon. My horses had to jump upon to the edge of the leaf. Then they would jump into the imaginary pond under the cabbage leaf and swim to the shore.
I glued string to rolled paper to make a fence hut the fence wouldn't stand up. Granddad saw the stumper and offered pieces of corrugated cardboard(波纹纸板)in which he'd made holes and
into which I set my fence posts. I was pleased when he came by my horses, evening newspaper in hand， and asked，\
When I was grown and married and visited Grandma, my eyes fell on the cabbage leaf. She saw my fixed look. \，the year your mother was born,”she said，with tears in her eyes.“I thought it was awful，but it turned out to be a symbol of love. When we moved here before your granddad died we talked about how you played with it at the lake. Take it，my dear.”
The bronze cabbage leaf is now on the table in my front hall. Maybe some day my granddaughter will also play with her toy horses around the cabbage leaf. 1 .In the second paragraph，the author mainly tells us_____· A. the story of the cabbage leaf
B. the shape and size of the cabbage leaf
C. how she built a fence for her eight toy horses
D. how she played with her horses around the cabbage leaf
2. The underlined word \
A. chance B. problem C. improvement D. potential 3. What can we learn about the cabbage lea即 A. It meant a lot to Grandma.
C. The author's mother bought it in 1911. B. The author disliked it at first.
D. It belongs to the author's granddaughter.
【答案】DBA 【解析】
【试源】2015届河北省衡水中学高三下学期一调考试 【结束】
12.【题文】As a lover of languages and cultures, I am shocked to hear that some people refuse to watch foreign movies just because they are subtitled(配字幕).The actor' s voice is of vital importance and the emotions that he or she conveys cannot be conveyed by a person reading a voice-over(画外音).
Actors invest a lot of time and energy in preparing for and performing their roles. They try to use various techniques to fully express their emotions. Obviously, an actor' s voice is one of the most effective methods to impress the audience. Their unique voices help them to shape the characters they play and bring them to life. When it all comes together, the audience can become lost in the action and the characters become real to them.
I have never liked dubbed(配音的)movies. I remember watching a few dubbed movies when I was a child. The voices didn't match the movements of the actors' mouths，the dubbed voices were exaggerated, and I knew that those people in the movies weren't really speaking English. By the time I was twelve, I was watching subtitled movies and never thought twice about it.
Watching subtitled movies from all over the world is highly beneficial. I immediately recognize people speaking Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian when I walk down the street. When I was studying Japanese, watching subtitled movies helped me learn the language and made me a better speaker. I had never heard spoken Swedish until I saw a Swedish movie and I was