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Look! There are thousands of people waiting to buy tickets home in the railway station. Each time when Spring Festival comes, buying tickets of train trip would be very hard. And things seem to be getting worse and worse, although we have greatly increased the mileage of railway network and speeded up trains. Why? It’s because too many people want to go back home to spend Spring Festival with their family. Many people become angry with the Ministry (部)of Railways.
They wonder why it is hopeless for them to get the tickets from the railway station(火车站)Instead, they sometimes can only buy them from ticket scalpers (票贩) at much higher price.
The Ministry of Railways estimated(估计)that about 188 million passengers would travel by train during the 40-day peak (高峰) period surrounding the 2009 Spring Festival holiday. The number of travelers will be 8％ higher than that of 2008. This problem even drew the President Hu Jintao’s attention. He wrote a note to Liu Zhijun，Minister of the Ministry of Railways, asking him to take action to improve passenger convenience. Afterward, officials from the Ministry of Railways said they would try their best not to let any ticket-buyers spend Spring Festival at the railway station.
小题1: Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers_________.| A．expensively | B．happily | C．dangerously | D．hardly |
小题2: How many people took the train trip during the peak period surrounding the 2008 Spring Festival holiday?| A．About 203 million． | B．About 188 million． | | C．About 180 million． | D．About 174 million． |
小题3:What does the passage mainly tell us?| A．People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival． | | B．It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival． | | C．President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem． | | D．The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem． |
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答案
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B |
解析
本文大意主要是说春运期间乘客买票困难，乘客量多及增加的问题。学生不必去仔细翻译每一个句子，只要把大意弄懂就可以完成下面的练习。
1. 从at much higher price.判断，应该是昂贵的，选A.
2.从第二段看，2009年春运旅客为188百万，比2008年高8％，188×（1－8%）可以计算出为173，D最接近，所以选D.
3.A“说春运买票容易”不合文章意思，C“胡锦涛关心春运”文章没有提到，D“铁道部对春运问题感到抱歉”文章中没提到，只说到将尽力解决这一问题，所以选B. |
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Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You’re not alone. Back experts in the United States are worried that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of carrying too much in their backpacks (schoolbags)
“It hurts my back when I run,”said Oberlin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It’s hard to go up the stairs with my backpack,because it’s too heavy,”
Oberlin was among students whose backpacks were weighed for a week in a recent study.
They had regular backpacks with two straps(带子)to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads had switched to rolling backpacks (which have wheels and can roll on the ground).
Shirley Park, whose backpack weighed 10 kilograms,said she changed to a rolling backpack because she was starting to have back pain.
How much is too much?Experts say students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight.
A few students had one suggestion to lighten the load:less homework.
P.S.( 附)Doctor’s suggestion:
1 Lighten the load. Clean out binders(活页材料)and take home only the books you need that night.
2 Wide straps are better. They send out the weight over your shoulders more evenly(均匀)。 And be sure to wear both straps rather than hanging the pack over one shoulder.
3. Pack smart. The heavier things should be packed closed to the back.
4.Bend both knees when you pich up the pack ,and don’t just bend over at the waist.(腰)
小题1:“_________”is the main idea of the text.
A The problem of backpacks is worth studying.
B The problem made by heavy backpacks
C What is the best backpack for a student.
D How to make students’backpacks light.
小题2:According to Oberlin Reyes and Shirley Park, we know________.
A students have to do too much homework
B students have to carry several backpacks
C backpacks without wheels are bad for students
D too much homework leaves students no free time
小题3:The expression “switched to” in the text perhaps means________.
A started to use B turned to C caught up D used for
小题4:According to the passage ,it’s better for a student of 40 kilograms to carry a backpack of _____at most by the words of experts.
A 10kg B 8kg C 6kg D 7kg
小题5: If students follow the doctor’s suggestions they ________.
A may lighten their backpacks
B can learn how to help themselves
C may feel their backpacks are lighter
D will know how to wear backpacks |
Failure is part of life .No matter what we do, there are always two results： 61 and failure .All of us 62 to be successful, but we can’t always keep ourselves away from failure.
People have different opinions 63 failure. Some people think failure is a 64 thing. They hope they could always do everything 65 . If they fail in something, they will lose 66 confidence. Other people think failure is just a chance to learn. If they fail in something, they will do it 67 . They know that complaining won’t help .
As an old saying goes,“Failure is the 68 of success.” 69 we work hard, we will succeed one day. In my opinion, failure is not bad and it’s not good, 70 .What’s your opinion about failure?
1.A. subject B. fault C. success D. prize
2.A. want B. face C. enjoy D. call
3.A. at B. about C. in D. like
4.A. good B. so-so C. bad D. hard
5.A. equally B. badly C. great D. well
6.A. their B. our C. your D. her
7.A. else B. again C. ever D. once
8.A. son B. daughter C. mother D. uncle
9.A. If B. Before C. Until D. Before long
10.A. too B. also C. either D. so |
Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou. The Transportation Department(部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. In March, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
By the year 2020, the number of cars in Taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. The center of Taizhou is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.
小题1:The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _____. | A．making | B．arguing | C．replying | D．comparing |
小题2: About _____ drivers can find places to park their cars in Taizhou now.| A．8,500 | B．10,000 | C．15,000 | D．20,000 |
小题3: What can we infer from the second paragraph?| A．The city sent out more private licenses in February. | | B．Less and less people bought cars in March. | | C．The city sent out less private licenses in March. | | D．More and more people are going to buy cars. |
小题4:According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will _____.| A．send out more private car licenses | | B．build more parking lots near bus stops | | C．encourage people to buy more cars | | D．build more parking areas in the city center |
小题5:This passage is mainly about_____.| A．parking problems | | B．heavy traffic | | C．pollution in Taizhou | | D．building more parking lots in the city center |
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Do you still get free plastic(塑料) bags from the supermarkets?
Free plastic bags are not allowed at shops and supermarkets in China, and people have to pay for them. The rule started on June 1, 2009. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin (超薄) plastic bags has not allowed.
The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.
What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing city have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.
小题1:China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the _______.| A．environment | B．litter | C．shops | D．supermarkets |
小题2:The Chinese people are encouraged to bring _______ for shopping.| A．no bags | B．free plastic bags | | C．their own bags | D．super-thin plastic bags |
小题3:Some students in Chongqing _______.| A．ask their parents to make cloth bags | B．make cloth bags themselves | | C．pick up plastic bags everywhere | D．buy cloth bags for their parents |
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Lots of women don’t have breakfast and they have a lot of different excuses for that. Some say they don’t have time, some think they’re losing weight, and others just don’t like breakfast.
But the fact is that eating in the morning is very important, especially when you’re trying to lose weight. Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all. If your pizza is added with vegetables, that’ll be better.
Breakfast is one kind of meal that one should never miss; even one is trying to lose weight.
Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from eating too much later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that those who don’t have breakfast have a bigger chance of getting fat than those who have a morning meal every day.
So if you want to lose weight, you should eat something in the morning. Anything is OK. Having only coffee or orange juice or having no breakfast does harm to your health.
I have a good idea here. I sometimes eat last night’s leftovers for breakfast. It may sound crazy, but it really works for me! I find if I tell myself, “You can eat them tomorrow.” I will put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it yourself. You may save some pre-bedtime calories. Keep it and see how healthy you will be!
小题1: What kind of the following food is the best breakfast?| A．Some coffee. | B．Some orange juice. | | C．A pizza with some vegetables. | D．A piece o bread. |
小题2:The word “leftovers” probably means “________”.| A．food left after a meal | B．some bad food | | C．meals made of vegetables | D．some kind of pizza |
小题3: Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. | | B．People should eat a lot of food in the evening. | | C．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. | | D．People who don’t have breakfast are easy to lose weight. |
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