Dear Micheal, How"s your vacation? I"m visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in t
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Dear Micheal,
How"s your vacation? I"m visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia, in Spain.
Yesterday, I had great fun. My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol, which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. You have probably never heard of this festival before. Neither had I. The tomato festival is called "La Tomatina"in Spanish. It was the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. When we first got to the square where the festival took place, it was very crowded with people from all around the world, and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. My uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of Bunol.
The tomato fight started as soon as the first banger was beaten. Then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. I took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran, moved, bent down, or turned around. Tomatoes must be squashed before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody.
After a little while, the streets, people and nearby buildings were splashed with red. There was no winner in this fight,but we all had fun. As soon as a second banger was beaten, people stopped throwing.
I really had a great time, I wish you were here, too. I hope I hear from you soon.Take care.
With love,
From Spain
Linda
小题1:From the letter,we can know ____.| A．Linda lives in Valencia | | B．Linda doesn"t want to go to Spain | | C．Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain | | D．Linda is studying in Spain |
小题2:The population of Bunol is ____.| A．around 38,000. | | B．more than 38,000. | | C．more than 152,000 | | D．about 9,300. |
小题3:What is the main idea of this letter?| A．"La Tomatina"is a fun and popular festival in Spain. | | B．"La Tomatina"is a day for eating tomatoes. | | C．Micheal has a great vacation. | | D．Linda enjoyed the beautiful city of Valencia. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A |
解析
试题分析：亲爱的麦克，你的假期怎么样，我正在西班牙看望我的叔叔，他住在西班牙阳光明媚而美丽的巴伦西亚市，昨天我过的很开心，我叔叔带我去布诺尔的西红柿节，离我叔叔的住处才30里远。你可能从没听说这个节日，我也是。是世界上最大的最散乱的节日。当我们先到节日举行的广场上时，那儿挤满了来自世界各地的人，许多拖拉机载着西红柿。我叔叔告诉我这儿拥挤的人群有约3.8万人，是布诺尔的四倍多，每个人包括我互相扔西红柿，西红柿必须在扔出去时挤破，以防伤到人。我过的非常开心，希望你也在这儿。希望收到你的来信，保重。
小题1:细节理解题。根据I"m visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia, in Spain.我正在西班牙看望我的叔叔，他住在西班牙阳光明媚而美丽的巴伦西亚市，可知答案选C
小题2:细节理解题。根据My uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of Bunol.我叔叔告诉我这儿拥挤的人群有约3.8万人，是布诺尔的四倍多，可知答案选D
小题3:主旨大意题。根据 My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol,我叔叔带我去布诺尔的西红柿节，可知答案选A |
举一反三
A subway is not just an important form of transport. It is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures.
Beijing, China
The Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China. It has added some modern technologies. All stations now have touch-screen maps. In some stations, people can also see traditional Chinese cultures. For example, on the walls of a few stations of Line 8, there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain(青花瓷）.
Stockholm, Sweden
The system of the Stockholm Subway has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. The first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950.The Stockholm Subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. It is called the longest art gallery in the world. Over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings. A few stations are decorated with red bedrocks（岩床）. This makes you feel as if you are in a cave.
London, UK
The London Underground or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world. It was opened in 1863. During World War II, it was used to protect people from German plane attacks（袭击）on London. Now, it is a symbol of the city. There is no air conditioning in the trains, so it is very hot in summer.
New York, US
The New York City Subway has the most extensive public transportation system in the world, with 469 stations. It is also one of the world’s oldest public transit systems. The New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day. It has an express train on almost every line. You can get to your destination(目的地）safely. The trains themselves are full of fun; you will see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson, playing the guitar and singing.
小题1:The _____is called the longest art gallery in the world.| A．Beijing Subway | B．Stockholm Subway | | C．London Underground | D．New York City Subway |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | A．Michael Jackson used to dance in the New York City Subway. | | B．Tourists feel cool when they take the London Underground in summer. | | C．Several stations of the Stockholm Subway are built in caves. | | D．Some stations of the Beijing Subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain. |
小题3:We may read the passage from a_____.| A．travel magazine | B．science book | C．newspaper report | D．picture book |
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Some inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post-it Notes, the pieces of paper that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there, are an example of such an invention.
Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation. The idea for the product came from a frustrating experience he often had while singing in his church choir. Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages.
Around that time, Fry heard about a new adhesive (粘合剂) that a workmate, Dr. Spence Silver, had created. This adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.
A short time later, Fry realized that his new invention had even more uses than being a great bookmark. He came to this realization when he wrote a note on one of his new "bookmarks" and attached it to a report he was going to give to a workmate. Soon, co-workers were asking Fry for more samples of his invention so that they could use the new type of notes themselves.
Fry and some other people at 3M believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the "sticky pieces of paper" for trial use(试用). When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off.
小题1:The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry________ . | A．had a lot of knowledge | | B．was very hard-working | | C．was good at creative thinking | | D．loved his job in the church |
小题2: In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry? | A．They worked together and often discussed science. | | B．His invention of a special adhesive made Art"s invention possible. | | C．He advised 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for trial use. | | D．He worked together with Art by providing the new adhesive for Art. |
小题3: The underlined phrase "took off" means_______ . | A．started to leave the ground | B．disappeared from the market | | C．had even more uses | D．became popular very quickly |
小题4:The biggest advantage of Post-it Notes is_______. | A．it can stay anywhere and leave no sign when removed | | B．it is very cheap to use | | C．it is good to write notes on | | D．it is very thin and beautiful |
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Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “ She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells in the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister（绕口令）. It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, Did Peter Piper pick a peck of picked peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers, where’s the peck of picked peppers Peter picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability（能力）to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.
小题1:Tongue twisters are helpful in improving ________ skills.| A．listening | B．writing | C．pronunciation | D．communication |
小题2:The first tongue twister is hard because _________.| A．it is very boring to read | | B．it teaches us a lot of knowledge | | C．we don’t know who “she” is | | D．the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar |
小题3:What does the “ability” mean in Paragraph 4?| A．Pronouncing words faster and more correctly. | | B．Pronouncing words faster | | C．Knowing the meaning of words. | | D．Picking out tongue twisters smoothly. |
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If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine (想像)how those people will tell you the way?
In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles.’
While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office?’ you ask．‘oh,’ they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．’But in fact，they don"t know how far it is.
In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he"ll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．
In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don"t know’ when they can"t tell you the way．However，in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don"t know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．
So you must be careful of their habits (习惯) when you are asking the way in a foreign country．
小题1:In ，the people don"t tell you the direction but lead(引导) you to the post office．| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
小题2:You will often lose your way in because the people can"t give you the right direction． | A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
小题3:The underlined word‘distance’means‘ ’ in Chinese． 小题4: countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage? | A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
小题5:What do people usually do in many places if they don"t know the way? | A．They lead you to the place． | B．They give you a wrong answer． | | C．They say nothing． | D．They say ‘Sorry，I don"t know．’ |
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A boy _Ling got a seed, too. He planted it . But the seed didn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his box to the palace . Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt .
The king the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “ One year ago, I gave everyone a seed couldn’t grow. But all of you, except Ling, have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one the honesty(诚实) and courage(勇气)to bring a box. So he will be the new king.”
| 小题1: | | A．each | B．neither | C．both | D．every |
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| 小题2: | | A．and | B．but | C．although | D．so |
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| 小题3: | | A．liked | B．helped | C．named | D．asked |
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| 小题4: | | A．careful | B．carefully | C．careless | D．carelessly |
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| 小题5: | | A．full | B．empty | C．beautiful | D．broken |
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| 小题6: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．happy | D．lucky |
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| 小题7: | | A．got | B．arrived | C．went | D．arrived at |
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