题目内容
In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ____ the costs.
A. worth B. worth of C. worthy D. worthwhile
A
Crowd controls could soon become an important skill for climbers on Mount Everest, as important as physical strength or watching the weather. In a single day last week, nearly 40 people reached the top of the world --- a record. Reports from base camp spoke of queues at dangerous ridges and crowds as people passed each other in the final dash for the 8, 848 meters top.
More traditional mountaineers tease about the circus atmosphere surrounding Everest in recent years, and there are warnings that the crowds are making the mountain more dangerous. In 1996, 14 died on the mountain when the members of several groups were trapped at high altitudes by sudden snowstorms. Bad weather in early May led to this year’s jam on the summit ridge, but the loss, luckily, was light. Just four climbers died, including a Nepali Sherpa who had made 11 previous successful climbing.
Traditionalists are also worried about the growing tendency of climbers to set records and achieve “firsts”, rather than simply climb the mountain. This year’s crop of mountaineers included the oldest man, 64-year-old Sherman Bull from Connecticut, and the youngest, 16-year-old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal. An American with only one arm was on the mountain this year; an Indian with no legs also tried but failed. Erik Weihennieyer, an American, became the first blind person to reach the top of the world. His fellow climbers stayed in front of him on the way up, describing the type of land and ringing bells.
Nepal(尼泊尔)views Mount Everest as something of a cash cow. The government charges journeys a minimum of $ 70,000. That is probably why officials in Katmandu are ignoring concerns about overcrowding and talking about even more climbers coming next year. But a celebration of the 48th anniversary of the first conquest of Everest, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was cancelled after violent strikes. Tumultuous(动乱的)Nepali politics, it seems, could be just the crowd-control measure that Everest needs.
【小题1】What is the problem that the climbers have to face in recent years?
A.Bad Weather. | B.Technology. | C.Overcrowding. | D.Physical strength. |
A.The risks of mountain climbing. |
B.The consequence of overcrowding. |
C.The challenge that climbers have to face. |
D.The damage that snowstorms have caused. |
A.their great courage | B.their common motivation |
C.their different identity | D.their outstanding achievements |
A.Unconcerned. | B.Doubtful. | C.Disapproving. | D.Worried. |
Mea and vegetables are measured in grams and kilograms . Milk and other liquid foods are measured in liters or milliliters , These units only measure quantity : they do not measure the value of the food to the body . The unit which measures the quality or value of food is the calorie, the amount of heat given off by food when it burns . This measurement tells how much energy a certain food has when it is completely used by the body .
Our bodies use varying amount of calories . The more exercise we take, the more calories we burn . If we eat food which contains more calories than we use up , then it is possible that we would increase in weight . In order to avoid becoming overweight , it is advisable to eat a balanced diet and not to eat too many foods that have a high calories rating . The table below gives you some idea of the number of calories in food .
A. Meats |
B. Fruits |
C. Sweets and pastries |
D. Vegetable |
Slice of bacon 50 |
Apple 70 |
Small chocolate bar 190 |
60g bean 15 |
Hamburger 300 |
Orange 60 |
Large chocolate bar 225 |
60g carrot 18 |
Slice of beef 100 |
Pear 80 |
Slice apple pie 300 |
60g potato 60 |
Sausage 180 |
Banana 80 |
Doughnut 200 |
60g onion 25 |
Meat pie 500 |
Plum 20 |
Scoop of ice cream 85 |
60g cucumber 10 |
Sausage roll 350 |
Tomato 20 |
Bag of potato crisps 145 |
60g cabbage 15 |
1.Which is the best title of this passage ?
A.How to measure the quality of food |
B.Calories in foods |
C.The units of measurement |
D.How to keep fit |
2.How many slices of bacon equal the same number of calories as in a sausage roll ?
A.7 |
B.6 |
C.5 |
D.8 |
3.To keep he calorie intake down , it is better to eat more ________ .
A.chocolate |
B.meat pie |
C.fruit |
D.apple pie |
4.When do you need the most calories from your diet ?
A.When we sleep |
B.In working in the fields |
C.While watching a play |
D.After having sports |
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It was her giggling that drew my attention.Note taking really wasn't all that funny. Walking over to the offender, I asked for the_1_.Frozen, she refused to give it to me.I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 2 between teacher and student.When she finally 3 it over she whispered, "Okay, but I didn't draw it." It was a handdrawn 4 of me, teeth blackened and the words "I'm stupid" coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly.My mind, 5 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 6 . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture.It would do them some 7 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it! Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 8 . When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture.They were all silent as I told them how 9 this was for me.I told them there must be a reason 10 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me.Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom. As I 11 the notes later, many of them said something like, "I've got nothing against you," or "I'm sorry you were hurt." Some kids said, "We're 12 of you." But two notes, from the girls who I 13 were behind the picture, had a list of issues.I was too 14 , too strict… Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 15 my students, I had begun commanding them to 16 .Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 17 driving them away. I had some apologizing to do.But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card.The one 18 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke.The one from the girls asked for 19 . This was a lesson for both the kids and me.Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 20 . | ||||
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I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack. About a week after his death, she 1 some of her thoughts with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight shone 2 the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she 3 a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down. With a 4 look on her face, she paused and said, " 5 class in over, I'd like to share with all of you a deep 6 which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on 7 to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. 8 of us knows when this fantastic experience will 9 . It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the God's 10 of telling us that we must make the 11 of every single day." Her eyes were beginning to 12 , but she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a 13 : From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to 14 . It doesn't have to be something you see. It could be a 15 of freshly baked bread floating out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the soft 16 rustling (使发出沙沙声) the leaves in the trees…Please look for these things, and 17 them, for at anytime they can all be taken away…" The class was completely 18 . We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That 19 , I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual. Remember: Life is not 20 by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. | ||||
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