If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to
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If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.
What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008 over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.
However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.
So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?
小题1:Wikipedia is ___________.| A．a computer game | B．an online magazine | | C．a free university | D．a website encyclopedia |
小题2:People who write on Wikipedia__________.| A．know much about a certain subject | B．likes writing different stories | | C．can’t be university professors | D．are usually famous scientists |
小题3:The underlined word “accurate” means __________. 小题4:Which is TRUE according to the passage? | A．Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages. | | B．People can find information about different subjects on Wikipedia. | | C．Wikipedia is the only truly international website on the Internet. | | D．Half of the articles on Wikipedia are written in English. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了维基百科的主要内容及相关的各种问题。
小题1:联系下文This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. 描述，可知选D。
小题2:根据第一段In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.描述，可知选A。
小题3:联系上下文描述，可知此处指的是这个网站的一些信息不准确，故选B。
小题4:根据第一段If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia.描述，可知人们能在维基百科查找到各种不同学科的信息。故选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。 |
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Pollution means adding dirty or harmful things to land, air, water and so on. As a result, they are no longer pleasant or safe to use. Pollution is bad for animals and plants, and it even makes people’s health in danger. In our daily life, we can see different kinds of pollution in many places. There are three main forms of pollution: land pollution, air pollution and water pollution.
Land pollution is caused by solid waste, such as cans, bottles and some plastic things which aren’t broken down quickly. It makes the environment look very bad. However, air pollution is more serious than land pollution. It is much worse in cities and towns because of the fumes(废气) from traffic and the waste from human activities. When people drive their cars, fumes which are most made up of CO2, NO2 and SO2 are given off. After the gases get into the air, they may mix with clouds. Then they will become some harmful chemicals (化合物) falling on the ground with rain. It is one of the reasons for soil erosion (土壤侵蚀) which is one example of water pollution.
Various kinds of pollution will cause many health problems. People have realized they must change this serious situation. There are many ways to control pollution. To develop alternative energy is very popular in many countries. China, for example, has made up its mind to be a leader in this field. It is trying hard to make full use of energy from the sun and wind. It has paid plenty of money to make electric cars and trains instead of traditional traffic. We should also take action to make our environment cleaner every day. Take cloth bags while going shopping and drive cars less. We have only one earth. We must take steps now to help protect our environment for the future wherever we are.
小题1:How many main forms of pollution are mentioned in the passage?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
小题2:Why is air pollution much worse in cities and towns?| A．Because of the cans and bottles that people throw away. | | B．Because of the plastic things which aren’t broken down quickly. | | C．Because of the fumes made up of SO2, CO2 and O2. | | D．Because of the waste from human activities and the fumes from traffic. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Pollution hardly does harm to humans. | | B．China doesn’t want to develop alternative energy. | | C．Air pollution will cause soil erosion and water pollution. | | D．Land pollution is only caused by solid waste. |
小题4:To make our environment cleaner, we shouldn’t __________. | A．use cloth bags while shopping | B．ride a bike to school | | C．drive a car out every day | D．go to work on foot |
小题5:The main idea of this passage is _________. | A．to introduce different forms of pollution and ways to control it | | B．to introduce the harmful chemicals and the solid waste | | C．to introduce the alternative energy and the ways to use it | | D．to introduce the electric cars and traditional traffic |
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New rules and behaviour standards (行为规范) for middle school students came out in March. Middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won"t only have high marks. They will also be kids who don"t dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink. Here are some of the new rules.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else"s work on an exam? Don"t do it again! That"s not honest. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don"t tell your parents that you have done homework.
Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-Loving Month in our country. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. Have you ever quarreled（吵架）with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you"ll discover（发现） Earth II someday. Don"t look down at anyone. Everyone"s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don"t let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren"t for kids, so try to look at Web pages that are good for you. You can use the Web for fun or homework.
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following is not true?| A．Take care of yourself when you are out. | B．Tell the truth, even when you are wrong. | | C．Keep some animals to protect them. | D．Use the Internet, but keep away from bad thing |
小题2:The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about .| A．making the team stronger | B．working together with others | | C．being a good friend to others | D．getting on well with others |
小题3:The passage tells us how to .| A．be top students | B．do more at school | | C．care for others | D．use the Internet |
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阅读短文，根据意思，判断所给句子的正误。正确的写T，错误的写F。并在答题卡上将T或F写在对应题号的方格内。
As I am now a middle school student, I have many friends, but there is one I like best. I first met him when I began to go to school.
Though he looks serious, he is interesting. Often he is clever, sometimes even much fun. He knows every language in the world, all the things in history, and the words of all the great articles. Everyone who knows him loves him. To me, he is a great teacher as well as a good friend.
My friend is always ready to help me. Though I may be not very smart, I can ask him for help again and again. When I am bored, he tells me something interesting. When I am lonely, he always stays with me. He is a friend not only to me but to all the people around the world.
Do you want to know his name? His name is “Reading.
小题1:The writer thinks his best friend looks serious.
小题2:The writer’s best friend only knows one language.
小题3:The writer’s best friend doesn’t help people who are not smart.
小题4:When the writer feels bored, his best friend tells him something interesting.
小题5:The writer’s best friend is “Reading”. |
A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.
Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.
In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?
Main idea
| The taboos in every country are ____小题1:_____. People sometimes feel ____小题2:____ if one breaks a taboo.
| Facts
| In India
| Indians don’ t eat ____ 小题3:___because they think oxen are sacred.
It’ s 小题4: to shake one’ s left hand.
| In the USA
| Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans 小题5: eat chickens’ claws
| Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s 小题6: , job or 小题7: .
| Conclusion
| If you pay 小题8: to taboos, you can get on 小题9: with the people with different 小题10: .
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SPACE is a lonely place. Hundreds of thousands of kilometers from home, astronauts have a hard life. It stands to reason that, once in a while, they need to have a good cry. But this is a lot harder than it sounds.
We still know very little about space, and about living in zero gravity. In fact, we are discovering new things every time astronauts take to the skies (and beyond). As The Atlantic reported in January, crying is not all that simple in space. This is because when a person normally cries, gravity makes their tears move downwards. But in a spacecraft, this is not the case. Here, there is no gravity, which is why we so often see pictures of astronauts floating around. This means that, strangely, when you cry your tears have nowhere to go. As a result, they just stick to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this. “Tears,” as he said, “don’t fall off your eye… they just kind of stay there. ” This can be quite painful. In space, your eyes get very dry, and the added moisture is irritating (气人的). Sometimes, things get even weirder(更怪异的). The astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic that when tears get big enough, they “break free of the eye and float around”.
No one can be quite sure why we cry. Why should water in our eyes have anything to do with feeling sad? If you stop to think about it, crying is a very strange thing indeed. And now, thanks to the wonders of space, it just got even stranger.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us that .| A．living in space is lonely | | B．it’s easy to feel sad in space | | C．it’s hard to cry in space | | D．nobody wants to live in space |
小题2:If astronauts cry in spacecraft, their tears will .| A．move downwards | B．move upwards | | C．go out of the window | D．stick to their eyes |
小题3:Astronauts feel if tears are always in their eyes.| A．sad | B．comfortable | C．happy | D．uncomfortable |
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?| A．In space our eyes are very wet. | | B．Tears will float around if they are big enough in space. | | C．People know everything about living in zero gravity. | | D．Gravity makes people’s tears move upwards in space. |
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