Lights on thousands of miles of major roads in England could be dimmed（變暗）
during quiet periods in a bid to save money and reduce carbon emissions from various
vehicles.
The Highways Agency suggests reducing light levels on A-roads when traffic levels
Are“ very low". I:ocal transport minister Norman Baker said he supported the．Move on
condition. that safety was not compromised.
Research into when and where lights could be dimmed will begin in May，2012.
Mr．Kawczynski, a MP（國會議員），asked Transport Minister Norman Baker
“what plans he has to change guidance on the,minimum amount of lighting required on A
roads". In reply，Mr. Baker wrote：“The Highways Agency has plans to reduce the
level of lighting on A-roads when traffic levels are far below road capacity. The agency
has no plans to reduce the level of lighting on A-roads during the peak（高峰）periods
that occur during the hours of darkness or to temporarily switch A-roads lighting off
when traffic flows are low. “The level of light．reduction will be based upon
internationally agreed standards and made after discussion and_agreement with the UK’s
Institution of Lighting Professionals.”
Mr. Baker added：“It is right that lighting authorities consider，in the interests of
cost-saving and the environment，whether lighting can be sensibly dimmed or turned off .
with proper safety brought into full consideration.”
A Highways Agency spokesman said："This is not about switching off lights on A-
roads. Any changes to light level will be determined after discussion and agreement
with industry experts and will meet internationally agreed standards to ensure there will
be no influence on safety for road users.”
60. What is the text mainly about?
A. A bid for cost-saving and the environment by cutting light levels.
B. A research on when and where to reduce the light levels.
C. A discussion about changing the standard of lighting.
D. A move on the safety of A-roads.
61．Lights on major roads in England could be dimmed＿．
A. in broad daylight、B. during the peak periods
C. when traffic levels are very low D. when there is power failure
62. According to Mr. Baker，the level of light reduction will＿．
A. be determined after discussion and agreement with industry experts
B. be made only after discussion and agreement with the MP
C. surely have much influence on safety for road users
D. be based on internationaay agreed standards
63. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. major roads in Britain may be less safer after reducing light levels
B. air pollution in Britain is becoming a big headache
C. Britain is suffering from heavy traffic
D. Britain is faced with a shortage of power
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款臺), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
The underlined words“took off”in Paragraph 2 mean .
A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up
What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B. The couple sent him a business card.
C. The couple offered to help him.
D. He called his friend for help.
The battery of the author’s car was dead because .
A. something went wrong with the lights
B. his meeting lasted a whole day
C. he forgot to turn off the lights
D. he drove too long a distance
By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show .
A. how to write a thank-you letter
B. how to deal with car problems
C. the kind-heartedness of older people
D. the importance of expressing thanks
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款臺), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
The underlined words“took off”in Paragraph 2 mean .
A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up
What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B. The couple sent him a business card.
C. The couple offered to help him.
D. He called his friend for help.
The battery of the author’s car was dead because .
A. something went wrong with the lights
B. his meeting lasted a whole day
C. he forgot to turn off the lights
D. he drove too long a distance
By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show .
A. how to write a thank-you letter
B. how to deal with car problems
C. the kind-heartedness of older people
D. the importance of expressing thanks
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Winter depression (or winter blues) is a common affliction (折磨) for those who live in our northern climate. Its clinical name is seasonal affective disorder (or SAD) and up to 5% of the population (especially in northern states) may suffer from it. Seasonal affective disorder is characterized by feelings of sadness and depression that occur in the winter months when the temperatures drop and the days grow short 
. The depression is often associated with excessive eating or sleeping and weight gain. Women are twice to three times more likely to suffer from the winter blues than men.
There are many effective treatments for winter depression, some of which you can do to help yourself. Increasing your daily exposure to as much natural light as possible can be helpful to many. Any time that you have the opportunity to gain access to more sunlight in the winter months, you should try to do so. Taking walks throughout the day (even if you don’t normally do so), sitting next to a south-facing window at your office, in a classroom, or at home will increase your sunlight exposure. Exercising next to a window or outdoors (when possible) is another activity that can help.
Although it may be difficult to do, maintaining your schedule and lifestyle will help to keep the depression at bay. A regular pattern of sleep is the most important thing to maintain. It may be helpful, for instance, to have your bedroom lights on a timer to turn on a half-hour before you wake. This may help in waking at a regular time every morning, when it is still dark outside in the winter months.
Light therapy has shown to be an effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder. While you can purchase expensive, specialized light therapy lighting fixtures for your home or office, some inexpensive alternatives are also available. Another lighting technique to try is to replace commonly used light bulbs in your home with brighter full spectrum (also known as broad spectrum) light bulbs. While more expensive than regular light bulbs, these bulbs provide light that is similar to natural sunlight.
If none of these techniques seem to help your depressive symptoms, you should consider consulting your family physician or a mental health professional. The winter blues are a form of depression and can be readily treated w ith medications or psychotherapy when other self-help methods aren’t effective. Don’t be afraid to talk about this condition with a professional; it’s nothing to be ashamed or afraid of. With a little effort, the winter blues can be beaten
What do we know about winter depression?
A. It is very common where the weather is cold.
B. It may lead to weight gain.
C. It occurs when the temperatures drop.
D. It seldom affects men.
What is the most important factor in the therapy introduced in the second paragraph?
A. Exposure to natural light.
B. Sports in winter months.
C. Outdoor activities.
D. Sunlight through the window.
What does “to keep the depression at bay” mean in the third paragraph?
A. To shorten the duration of the depression.
B. To use light to resist the depression.
C. To keep the depression manageable and minimal.
D. To delay the occurrence of the depression.
For winter depression, light therapy ___________.
A. is much more effective than other kinds of therapy
B. is so expensive that some may not be able to afford it
C. encourages people to do outdoor exercises
D. needs specialized bulbs to replace ordinary ones
We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. self-help methods do not work 100% of the time
B. medications or psychotherapy is much more effective
C. mental health professionals don’t recommend self- help methods
D. most people prefer self-help methods to medications
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011年陜西省西安鐵一中高二下學期期末考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解
Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The l
ights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful
problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
【小題1】What is mainly discussed in this passage?
| A．The use of sunglasses. | B．The history of sunglasses. |
| C．The sunglasses wearing. | D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses. |
| A．She was a movie star. |
| B．She wanted to follow a movie star. |
| C．Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes. |
D．It was good to wear sunglasses when wa tching TV . |
| A．they wore sunglasses |
| B．they went out in the sun too much |
| C．the lights on movie sets were too bright |
| D．their scripts were written in very small writing |
| A．just to protect their eyes | B．for fashion and to protect their eyes |
| C．because of bright lights | D．because movie stars wear them |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆內蒙古巴市高一12月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
You will spend hours at the gym training your body, but do you ever think about training your brain? Here are four ways to keep your brain mentally (腦力上地) active and healthy.
Play games
Your brain is a muscle just like the ones in the rest of your body. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. For example, doing a crossword puzzle (縱橫填字游戲) once a day is a good way to give the brain the exercise it needs. This kind of puzzle is good at training different areas of the brain. But remember that when doing this puzzle, you should gradually increase the complexity (復雜度); otherwise, it will become repetitive (重復乏味的) and stop being mentally challenging.
Talk aloud
Although it might sound strange to you, talking aloud is a great way to boost your memory. A good exercise to try is counting to 99 in threes as fast as you can.
Be a team leader
If you find you can do your work very easily, you should find a new task. It is important that your job should be mentally challenging. Complex jobs are often more challenging and make the brain work a little harder.
Learn a language
A study found that, compared with those who could speak only one language, the people who could speak two languages had a slower rate of cognitive (認知能力) decrease. Learning a new language is very challenging and it makes sure that different areas of the brain have their lights on.
1.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Why you should train your brain.
B．How to be a good team leader.
C．Training the brain is more important than training the body.
D．How to make your brain healthy and work actively.
2.Which word can replace the word "boost" in the third paragraph?
A．Change. B．Promote. C．Decrease. D．Lose.
3.We should gradually increase the complexity when doing crossword puzzles because ______.
A．if we don’t use our brain, we will lose it
B．we should make our brain face different challenges
C．our brain is a muscle like other parts in our bodies
D．these puzzles can work on different areas of the brain
4.Which group of people have a slower rate of cognitive decrease?
A．Those who don’t often do crossword puzzles.
B．Those who don’t often count to 99 in threes.
C．Those who do their work very easily.
D．Those who can speak more than one language.
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