英语15选10练习题

11（一）ANepaliteenagerhasdesigneda£23solarpanelusinghumanhair.MilanKarki,whois18yearsoldandlivesinavillageinruralNepal,usedhumanhairtoreplacesilicon,whichisacommonbut(1)componentofsolarpanels.Byusinghairasa(2),Karkisaidthatsolarpanelscanbeproducedforaround£23,apricetagthatcouldbe(3)iftheyweremass-produced.Thesolarpanelworksbecausemelanin,thepigment(色素)thatgiveshairitscolor,islight(4)andcanactasanelectricalconductor.Karkiwasinspiredtofollowthis5byaStephenHawkingbook,which(6)howtocreatestaticenergyfromhair.ThedevicethatKarkihas(7)iscapableofproducing9Vor18Wofenergy----plentyto(8)amobilephone.“Halfakiloofhaircanbeboughtforonly16pinNepalandwhereasapackofbatterieswouldcost50pandlastafewnights,”accordingtoTheDailyMail.Milanandhisfourclassmates(9)madethesolarpanelasanexperimentbuttheteensare(10)ithaswideapplicabilityandcommercialviability.Karkihasnowsentoutseveraldevicestootherdistrictsnearhishomefortesting.Hesaid,“FirstIwantedtoprovideelectricityformyhome,thenmyvillage.NowIamthinkingforthewholeworld.”A)routeB)chargeC)importantD)expensiveE)declinedF)replacementG)explainedH)sensitiveI)convincedJ)initiallyK)demonstratedL)simplyM)producedN)halvedO)sensibleDFNHAGKBJI(二)Women’sDaymarkstheroleofwomeninboththepastandthepresent.Itwasstartedto1theimportanceofworkingwomenandbringtheirproblemsto2.However,3thedayisnotaone-dayagenda.Therealchallengeliesinthenaturalflowoffeelings----honoringandcelebratingwomanhoodonaparticularMarch8onlytoforgetitsimportancethenextdayis4.IncountrieslikeSouthAfrica,thepeoplecelebratethenationalWomen’sdayonAugust9everyyearwithavarietyofevents.Women’sDayonAugust9markstheday,in1956,when20,000women5ontheUnionBuildingsinPretoriatoprotestagainstoneofthecornerstonesofapartheid(种族隔离)-----thepassedlaws.ThecountrieswillnowadayscelebratethemonthofAugust,byaceremony6womeninpoliticsanddecision-makingpositions,and7themcertificatesofhonor.InternationalWomen’sDaywascommemoratedintheUnitedStatesduringthe1910sand1920s,butthen8.Itwasrevivedduringthewomen’smovementinthe1960s,butwithoutitssocialistassociations.In1981,theU.S.Congresspasseda9establishingNationalWomen’sHistoryWeek.Sinceitsfounding,theNationalWomen’sHistoryProjecthasrecognizedandcelebratedtherichand10contributionsofwomentothehistoryandcultureoftheUnitedStates.declinedB)celebratingC)paradedD)awardingE)lightF)resolutionG)marchedH)increasinglyI)essentiallyJ)highlightK)disrespectfulL)diminishedM)variedN)promotingO)determinationJEIKGNDAFM（三）Personalityistoalargeextentinherent----AtypeparentsusuallybringaboutAtype1.Buttheenvironmentmustalsohaveaprofoundeffect,sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheirchildren.OneplacewherechildrensoakupAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsvery2,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschoolsadoptthewinatallcostsmoralstandardandmeasuretheirsuccessbysportingachievements.The3passion22formakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirBtypefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,droppeddeadsecondsaftersaying:“Rejoice,weconquer!”Byfartheworstformofcompetitioninschoolsisthedisproportionateemphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell.Themeritsofcompetitionbyexaminationaresomewhat4,butcompetitioninthecertainknowledgeoffailureis5harmful.Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnor6thatallAyoungsterschangeintoB’s.Theworldneedstypes,andschoolshaveanimportantdutytotrytofitachild’spersonalitytohispossiblefutureemployment.Itistopmanagement.Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwas7,moretimemightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.Perhapsselectionforthecaringprofessions,especiallymedicine,couldbemadelessbygoodgradesinchemistryandmorebysuchconsiderationsas8andsympathy.Itissurelyamistaketochooseourdoctors9fromAtypestock.B’sareimportantandshouldbe10.A)encouragedB)educationC)positivelyD)questionableE)disadvantageousF)lessenedG)exclusivelyH)increasedI)sensitivityJ)specialtyK)offspringL)natureM)desirableN)currentO)possibleKLNDCMFIGA(四)Lowlevelsofliteracyandnumeracyhaveadamagingimpactonalmosteveryaspectofadultlife,accordingtoasurveypublishedyesterday,whichoffersevidenceofadevelopingunderclass.Testsandinterviewswithhundredsofpeopleborninasingleweekin19581illustratedthehandicapofeducationalunderachievement.Theeffectswereseeninunemployment,lowincomes,depressionandsocial2.Thosewholeftschoolat16withpoorbasicskillshadbeenemployedforuptofouryearslessthangoodreadersatthetimetheyreached37.ProfessorJohnBynnerofCityUniversity,who3outtheresearch,saidthattoday’s4peoplewouldfaceevengreaterproblemsbecausethesupplyofmanualjobshad5up.Poorreadersweretwiceaslikelytobeonalow6andfourtimesaslikelytoliveinahouseholdwhereneitherpartnerworked.Womeninthispositionwerefivetimesaslikelytobeclassifiedas7,whilebothsexestendedtofeeltheyhadnocontrolovertheirlives,andtobe8ofothers.Thosewithlowliteracyandnumeracyskillswereseldominvolvedinany9organization