APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1
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APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.
As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.
Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.
According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.
“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”
The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
小题1: How many people lost their lives in this accident?| A．Over 2,000 people. | B．About 100 people. | | C．More than 1,500 people. | D．We don’t know. |
小题2: The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.小题3: Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE?| A．Icebergs move only when the tide frees them. | | B．An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel. | | C．An iceberg will move as soon as its melts. | | D．It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place. |
小题4: Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic?
a. the moon b. the tides c. too many passengers
d. the high speed of the ship e. going the wrong way f. the iceberg | A．a,b,c,f | B．a,c,d,e | C．a,b,d,f | D．a,c,e,f |
小题5:. What is the article mainly about?| A．The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking. | | B．The 100th anniversary of the Titanic. | | C．The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides. | | D．The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D |
解析
小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people.”理解可知。
小题2:词义理解推断题，根据文中语句“As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people.”理解可知。
小题3:理解判断题，根据文中语句“A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.”理解可知。
小题4:理解归纳题，根据全文中语句理解可知。
小题5:细节理解题，根据文中语句“A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon.”理解可知。 |
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小题1:What was Gina the winner of?
小题2:Does Gina want to write a children"s recipe book? Why?
小题3:Why is it surprising that Brian is an athlete?
小题4:What is Helen"s new invention used for?
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News
A MATCH(比赛)
Time: Friday 5:00 p.m.
Place: the school playground
Program: basketball match
Team(队): between Class 9, Grade 7
and Class 4, Grade 7
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Poster(海报)
The Red Star Cinema(电影院)
Monday- Saturday
The Old Man and the Sea(老人与海)
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Tickets(票): Grown-ups(成人) : ￥20
Students: ￥10
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Lost
A red purse
There is an ID card and some money in it. My name is David. Please call 366-0597
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根据表格信息，选择最佳答案。
小题1:If(如果) you are a team member(队员) of Class 4,Grade 7, you’ll have a match with _____on Friday.| A．Class 9, Grade 7 | B．Class 7, Grade 9 | | C．Class 4, Grade 7 | D．Class 9, Grade 9 |
小题2:If you want to see the movie The Old Man and the Sea, you can go to ____.| A．the school playground | B．the Red Star Cinema | | C．Longtan Zoo | D．the Lost and Found |
小题3:You may_______ at 7:15 p.m. every Friday.| A．watch a basketball match | B．watch a movie | | C．watch the dolphin show | D．come to the Lost and Found |
小题4:If you find a red purse and there is an ID card in it, you can call_____.| A．623-3456 | B．366-0579 | C．355-0597 | D．366-0597 |
小题5:The Greens(格林夫妻) with their twelve-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son want to watch the movie. How much are the tickets? |
News
Place: playground(操场)
Time: 5:00pm this Thursday
Program(节目): a friendly soccer game between Class 3 and Class 4
Lost
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Wanted
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小题1:What color is Molly?| A．Black. | B．Green. | C．Red. | D．White. |
小题2:If Miss Jones gets the teacher job, how much can she get a week?| A．300 yuan. | B．900 yuan. | C．1500 yuan. | D．1800 yuan. |
小题3:Where may you see the first poster(海报)?| A．In a school. | B．In a bank. | C．In a restaurant. | D．In a hospital |
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It’s reported that a company called MicroCHIPS has developed a wirelessly controlled device(装置). The device is put under the skin and can supply a drug directly into the patient’s body. People give the name “microchips” to it.
Microchips bring good news to patients with long-term( 长期的) illnesses, for example, Osteoporosis( 骨质疏松症). People with Osteoporosis have to get daily injections( 注射) of medicine. One type of treatment requires injections for two years. Many patients stop taking the medicine because of the pain and stress of the infections. However, microchips can deal with it. Doctors will program the device before putting it under the skin, and the device has the ability to release(释放) a dose (剂量) at a given time, every single day. One microchip can hold a full year’s worth of medicine.
Microchips may one day free (使…… 摆脱)people from having to remember to take their medicine, or get injections. The device may also be useful in treating other long-term diseases, including heart disease, cancer and even AIDS.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．It introduces the company MicroCHIPS. | | B．It introduces a new wirelessly controlled device called “ microchips”. | | C．It introduces some common long-tern diseases. | | D．It’s about how the device called“microchips”works. |
小题2:According to the passage, why do many patients stop getting injections?| A．Because of the pain and stress of the injections. | | B．Because they are too lazy. | | C．Because they like taking pills(药丸). | | D．Because they are waiting for the new device. |
小题3:According to how the device works, which of the following is the correct order?
① Put the device under the skin.
② The device releases a dose at a given time.
③ Doctors program it. |
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Her mother gave her diary to a reporter, Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjiashu in 2001. Now, Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and China.
Ma Yan is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this, she had to drop out of school twice. She had to stop going to school the first time, because her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money, she went back to school. The second time, her family told her she had to leave school while her two brothers could stay.
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Ma Yan loves school so much because she wants to have a better life.
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After her story became known, many students sent money to her. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. “Then, I can find poor kids like me, and help them,” she said.
小题1:Ma Yan’s diary has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and .| A．America | B．Austria | C．Russia | D．China |
小题2:Why did Ma Yan leave school for the first time?| A．She didn’t study as hard as her brothers. | | B．Her brothers studied better than she did. | | C．Her family didn’t have money for her to school. | | D．She had to help her mother do some housework. |
小题3:Ma Yan wants to study because she wants to .| A．teach her parents some knowledge | | B．get more money for her study in university | | C．become more famous in the world | | D．get more knowledge to change her life |
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