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Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. He was the oldest of five children in his family. His father was a wool weaver. He helped his father with the weaving, but he always wanted to sail the seas. He didn’t get to school very much, but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. Some people thought he was trying to prove the world was round, but this is not true. He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship. He was a Christian and wanted to tell the story of Christ to the people he would find in the far-away lands. He also wanted wealth for himself and for Spain, and he wanted to be famous. He tried for eight years to get King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to supply him with ships and money. They left Spain on August 3, 1492 and sailed toward the west. After many days, the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land, an island Columbus named San Salvador. He thought he had found the Indies and called the people he saw there “Indians”. When they got to Cuba, he thought he was in Japan. The world was a lot larger than he thought. On Christmas Eve, the Santa Maria was wrecked near Haiti. Columbus built a fort(城堡) and left 40 men to hunt for gold. Then he returned to Spain on the Nina. The people of Spain welcomed him as a hero. He made three more voyages across the ocean. His 13-year-old son, Ferdinand, went with him on the fourth voyage. Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. At the end of his life he only had a pension the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the New World. He spent the last few months of his life in bed because of the pain of arthritis(关节炎). Columbus not only discovered a New World, but he led the way for other explorers. 小题1:Columbus taught himself Latin because _______.A. he wanted to prove the earth was round. | B.he wanted to find a short way to the Indies by sea. | C.he found Latin was very useful at that time. | D.he wanted to travel around the world. | 小题2:How was Columbus able to make his voyage to the west?A.He was supported by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. | B.He worked hard for eight for to save enough money for his voyage. | C.The king and the queen helped him with money and ships. | D.Many people supported him with money and food for his voyage. | 小题3:Why did Columbus call the local people in Salvador “Indians”?A.Because he thought he had arrived in Japan. | B.Because he thought he looked like in the Indies. | C.Because he thought it was a wealthy place. | D.Because he thought he had arrived in the Indies. | 小题4:From the fifth paragraph we can infer that “Santa Maria” and “Nina” must be the names of_________.A.trains | B.ships | C.cities | D.women | 小题5:From the text we know that ________.A.Columbus lived a difficult life in his later life. | B.Columbus was considered as a hero all his life. | C.Columbus didn’t get the wealth as he had hoped for. | D.Columbus was the first person to travel round the world. |
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小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:D 小题4:B 小题5:C |
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文章介绍了哥伦布的一生。 小题1:B 推理题。根据第二段because all the geography books were written in Latin.和He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship.他学拉丁文,是因为地理方面的书籍都是拉丁文,他要学地理知识正是为了寻找到去印度的最短的路。故B正确。 小题2:C 细节题。根据第二段最后两行He tried for eight years to get King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to supply him with ships and money说明西班牙的国王和王后给他提供船只和钱,C正确。 小题3:D 细节题。细节题。根据第三段3,4行He thought he had found the Indies and called the people he saw there “Indians”说明D正确。 小题4:B 推理题。根据the Santa Maria was wrecked near Haiti.和Then he returned to Spain on the Nina.说明the Santa Maria这艘船到达海地,他乘坐Nina回到西班牙,这都说明这是两艘船,故B正确。 小题5:C 细节题。根据文章最后一段第一句Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped说明他并没有向她所想的那样发财。故C正确。 |
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Long long ago people made fires from lightning(闪电)。 But they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two piece of stone together could make a spark (火花). The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Them people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire. As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat from sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire. About two centuries ago, people began to make matches (火柴). Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fire. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is more useful. 小题1:A spark can _________.A.fire any leaves | B.burn anything | C.burn dry leaves | D.keep fires burning | 小题2:We can also get a fire by _________.A.making a hole on a big piece of wood | B.putting a smaller stick into the hole | C.turning the stick hard for a while | D.doing all the above together | 小题3:Matches have been used _________.A.for about two thousand years | B.for about two hundred years | C.since people began to use fire for cooking | D.since people used the heat from the sun. | 小题4:From this passage we know _______.A.using matches is the easiest and most useful way to make fires | B.people don’t use matches any more since they had electric fire starters | C.today there are only two ways to make fires | D.some forest fires happen from lightning | 小题5:Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know _________. a. with a match b. from the sun c. from lightning d. by rubbing e. with an electric fire starter.A.d ,b, c, a,e | B.d, c, b, a, e | C.c, d, b, a, e | D.c, b, d, a ,e |
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People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 21 . Most people in Britain live in houses 22 flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can 23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is 25 for himself or herself and for invited friends. People usually like to 26 their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 27 around you; on the train you may have 28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own. Once I was traveling on a 29 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had 34 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He 35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !
小题1: | A.helpful | B.personal | C.necessary | D.useful |
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小题2: | A.rather than | B.as well as | C.as a result of | D.or rather |
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小题3: | A.buy | B.leave | C.paint | D.offer |
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小题4: | A.make | B.clear | C.like | D.prepare |
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小题5: | A.only | B.already | C.ever | D.even |
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小题6: | A.marked | B.decide | C.choose | D.keep |
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小题7: | A.towels | B.sands | C.papers | D.flags |
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小题8: | A.found | B.given | C.put | D.stored |
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小题9: | A.plane | B.train | C.way | D.street |
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小题10: | A.matter | B.weight | C.light | D.space |
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小题11: | A.angry | B.hurt | C.fearful | D.busy |
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小题12: | A.right | B.only | C.small | D.whole |
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小题13: | A.the table | B.his case | C.the seat | D.his side |
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小题14: | A.invaded | B.shut | C.separated | D.shared |
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小题15: | A.hesitatingly | B.immediately | C.slowly | D.calmly |
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish. The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children. In fact, he had to teach himself all he knew. He worked for a time as junior clerk in a lawyer"s office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later in parliament, for London newspapers. His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England. He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England society, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice and inhumanity(不人道) of the bourgeoisie(布尔乔亚阶级). Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end. 小题1:Dickens only received a little formal education because______.A.he wanted to teach himself | B.he wanted to work and made a lot of money | C.he was too poor to afford any more formal education | D.he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist | 小题2:According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was________. A.just | B.poor | C.comfortable | D.unsatisfying | 小题3:Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?A.Oliver Twist | B.The Pickwick Papers | C.A Tale of Two Cities | D.Great Expectations | 小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true?A.He didn"t go to school at all. | B.He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them. | C.He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old. | D.He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor. | 小题5:It can be inferred from the passage that________.A.Dickens had a miserable childhood | B.Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer | C.Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular | D.Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor |
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A school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few 16 . Each tomato will be given a name of a person that the child 17 , so the number of tomatoes that a child will put in the plastic bag will depend on the number of people the child hates. So when the day came, every 18 brought some tomatoes. Some had two; some three while some up to five tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to 19 with them the tomatoes in the plastic 20 wherever they go. Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the 21 smell let out by the rotten tomatoes. Besides, those having more tomatoes had to carry 22 bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. The teacher asked: “How did you 23 while carrying the tomatoes with you for 1 24 ?” The children let out their frustrations and started 25 of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and 26 tomatoes wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the 27 . “This is exactly the 28 when you carry your hatred(憎恨) for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred will pollute your 29 and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten tomatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?” So 30 others is that best attitude to take!
小题1: | A.potatoes | B.peaches | C.apples | D.tomatoes |
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小题2: | A.likes | B.wants | C.knows | D.hates |
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小题4: | A.carry | B.watch | C.eat | D.enjoy |
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小题6: | A.uncertain | B.unhealthy | C.unpleasant | D.unimportant |
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小题7: | A.heavier | B.larger | C.better | D.dirtier |
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小题8: | A.feel | B.survive | C.manage | D.know |
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小题9: | A.month | B.year | C.fortnight | D.week |
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小题10: | A.thinking | B.complaining | C.approving | D.dreaming |
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小题11: | A.tasty | B.bitter | C.smelly | D.salty |
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小题13: | A.advice | B.situation | C.information | D.notice |
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小题14: | A.hands | B.schoolbags | C.mouth | D.heart |
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小题15: | A.forgiving | B.understanding | C.knowing | D.admiring |
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A student went to college(大学) after_41_ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography. _42_after taking the first lecture on the first day, he did not go to class any_43_. The teacher noticed that this student was _44_ absent (缺课) and thought that he had changed to_45__class. He was very_46_when he saw the boy"s name on the list(名单) of students __47_ wanted to take the geography examination _48_ the end of the year. The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered__49__he had taught, and he was eager(急切) to see_50__this student answered the questions. He expected that his answer would be very_51__. But when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in it.__52__ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper__53__, but was still not able to find__54___one mistake, so he sent__55___the student to ask him about his work.. When the student had__56___the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper.__57___ is that?” “Oh, I"m sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized __58___I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake___59___I had not been confused(弄糊涂) by your ___60___lecture.”
小题1: | A.having | B.taking | C.passing | D.failing |
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小题3: | A.much | B.many | C.long | D.longer |
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小题4: | A.always | B.once | C.never | D.sometimes |
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小题5: | A.another | B.the other | C.other | D.others |
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小题6: | A.angry | B.happy | C.sorry | D.surprised |
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小题9: | A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
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小题13: | A.two rimes | B.twice | C.once | D.again once |
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小题14: | A.more than | B.other | C.the other | D.more |
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小题16: | A.reached to | B.arrived to | C.arrived | D.come into |
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小题19: | A.unless | B.if | C.because | D.as |
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小题20: | A.first | B.last | C.latest | D.certain |
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