题目内容
In the flats Tom was the only man from________bedroom the thief had stolen much money.
- A.whose
- B.whom
- C.who
- D.where
这题考查定语从句的用法:引导词的选择要根据句意和结构:--在公寓里,汤姆是唯一一个人小偷从他的卧室偷了很多钱。Whose修饰bedroom,选A。
From babies to body builders, we all have muscles. They grow, they bulge(鼓起), they stretch they stretch and sometimes they even painfully pull. But for all the work they do for us, we are still unable to crown one as "the strongest muscle."
Instead, a few muscles could claim the title, depending on how strength is measured.
If the title goes to the muscle that can exert(产生) the most force, the victor would be the soleus(小腿肚肌), according to Gray's Anatomy(解剖学). Without this muscle, we wouldn't be able to stand, walk, run or shake our bodies on the dance floor. If the soleus was not continuously pulling, we would always be falling over ourselves (although some of us tend to do that from time to time anyway).
But perhaps the title should go to the muscle that exerts the most pressure. Pressure is different from force — pressure takes into account the area over which a force is exerted. The muscle that takes the prize for delivering the greatest amount of pressure is the masseter, or the jaw muscle, according to the book "Clinical Oral Science" (Reed Educational and Professional Publishing, 1998).
In 1986, Richard Hofmann of Lake City, Fla., achieved a bite strength of 975 pounds (442 kilograms) for two seconds, setting a Guinness Record. Talk about jaw dropping! The jaw is able to clench(咬紧) and chew because of the masseter muscle.
Others may argue the muscles used in childbirth are the most powerful.
When it comes to versatility, perhaps the tongue is the strongest muscle. Its combination of elasticity(伸缩性) and forcefulness gives us the ability to speak, eat and kiss – all things very desirable on a first date. However dexterous(灵巧的) it may be though, its power does not match that of muscles such as the soleus.
If slow and steady wins the race, the heart is certainly a contender for the title. When it contracts, the muscle pumps about 2 ounces (59 milliliters) of blood, and is constantly working over a lifetime. Beating about 40 million times a year, a person's heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times by the time of their 70th birthday.
【小题1】According the passage, the underlined word “contender” in the last paragraph is closet in meaning to “ ”.
| A.failure | B.partner | C.muscle | D.competitor |
| A.What’s the strongest muscle in the human body? |
| B.who is the strongest person in the world? |
| C.What are the functions of different muscles? |
| D.What are the standards of the strongest muscle? |
| A.Without the soleus, we could still stand, walk, run or shake our bodies on the dance floor |
| B.a few muscles could be the winners, according to different measures |
| C.the muscles used in childbirth are the most powerful |
| D.tongue is the strongest muscle for delivering the greatest amount of pressure |
| A.Another possible strongest muscle. | B.the conclusion of the strongest muscle. |
| C.The functions of different muscles. | D.the Guinness record of strongest muscle. |
It’s easy to see how the sawfish got its name. These frightful creatures can grow to be more than 6 meters long. Their bodies are flat and winged, like underwater airplanes. And their noses are shaped like chainsaws.
Sawfish are food hunters of the sea. When a sawfish is hungry, it waves its sharp-toothed snout(口鼻部)through a group of fish. Then, it lifts its nose and uses its mouth to draw the injured victims.
Hardy(适应力强的)population of sawfish thrived in warm waters along coastlines around the world for thousands of years. Over the past 200 years, however, human actions have severely endangered sawfish. Threats include fishing nets that trap the huge animals, often by mistake.
Some people collect sawfish’s snouts as prizes: One snout recently sold for nearly $ 1,600 online. In some Asian cultures, the toothy snouts are used in ceremonies to drive evil and disease away. And sawfish are also delicious. A growing demand in Asia for the fish’s fins for a pricey soup has contributed to the fish’s loves. Compared with other fish, sawfish give birth late in life and at slow rates, which makes it hard for them to recover from overfishing.
New efforts now aim to restore sawfish population. Beginning next month, an international agreement will provide protection for all seven of the world’s sawfish species. Scientists are hoping that it’s not too late to save the sawfish.
Until 1998, “this fish had never been formally studied in the United States,” says Tonya Wiley of the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Fla. “We didn’t know such basic things as where they live, what habitat they use, how often they breed, how many young they have — even what age sawfish are when they begin breeding.”
Through historical studies and field research, scientists have become aware of how much the fish’s numbers have decreased. Today, there may be 90 percent fewer sawfish than there used to be. Wiley estimates that only 3,000 to 6,000 sawfish remain in US waters.
Sawfish
| Descriptions | Size | 【小题1】__________ | ||
| 【小题2】 __________ | Body: Flat and winged | Nose: Like a chainsaw | ||
| 【小题3】 __________ of hunting for food | Attacking fish with 【小题4】__________ | |||
| Drawing the injured victims with its mouth | ||||
| 【小题5】 __________ Sawfish’s disappearance | 【小题6】 __________ | |||
| Sawfish’s snout relates business | ||||
| Its 【小题7】 __________ and slowly which makes it hard to recover from overfishing | ||||
| 【小题8】__________ | Only 10 % sawfish left | |||
| 3,000 to 6,000 remain in US waters | ||||
| Efforts | 【小题9】__________ | Measure | ||
| Restoring sawfish population | 【小题10】 __________ all seven of the world’s sawfish species | |||
From babies to body builders, we all have muscles. They grow, they bulge(鼓起), they stretch they stretch and sometimes they even painfully pull. But for all the work they do for us, we are still unable to crown one as "the strongest muscle."
Instead, a few muscles could claim the title, depending on how strength is measured.
If the title goes to the muscle that can exert(产生) the most force, the victor would be the soleus(小腿肚肌), according to Gray's Anatomy(解剖学). Without this muscle, we wouldn't be able to stand, walk, run or shake our bodies on the dance floor. If the soleus was not continuously pulling, we would always be falling over ourselves (although some of us tend to do that from time to time anyway).
But perhaps the title should go to the muscle that exerts the most pressure. Pressure is different from force — pressure takes into account the area over which a force is exerted. The muscle that takes the prize for delivering the greatest amount of pressure is the masseter, or the jaw muscle, according to the book "Clinical Oral Science" (Reed Educational and Professional Publishing, 1998).
In 1986, Richard Hofmann of Lake City, Fla., achieved a bite strength of 975 pounds (442 kilograms) for two seconds, setting a Guinness Record. Talk about jaw dropping! The jaw is able to clench(咬紧) and chew because of the masseter muscle.
Others may argue the muscles used in childbirth are the most powerful.
When it comes to versatility, perhaps the tongue is the strongest muscle. Its combination of elasticity(伸缩性) and forcefulness gives us the ability to speak, eat and kiss – all things very desirable on a first date. However dexterous(灵巧的) it may be though, its power does not match that of muscles such as the soleus.
If slow and steady wins the race, the heart is certainly a contender for the title. When it contracts, the muscle pumps about 2 ounces (59 milliliters) of blood, and is constantly working over a lifetime. Beating about 40 million times a year, a person's heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times by the time of their 70th birthday.
1.According the passage, the underlined word “contender” in the last paragraph is closet in meaning to “ ”.
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A.failure |
B.partner |
C.muscle |
D.competitor |
2.Which would be t he best title for the passage?
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A.What’s the strongest muscle in the human body? |
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B.who is the strongest person in the world? |
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C.What are the functions of different muscles? |
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D.What are the standards of the strongest muscle? |
3.According to the passage, .
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A.Without the soleus, we could still stand, walk, run or shake our bodies on the dance floor |
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B.a few muscles could be the winners, according to different measures |
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C.the muscles used in childbirth are the most powerful |
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D.tongue is the strongest muscle for delivering the greatest amount of pressure |
4.What would be discussed in the following paragraph?
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A.Another possible strongest muscle. |
B.the conclusion of the strongest muscle. |
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C.The functions of different muscles. |
D.the Guinness record of strongest muscle. |