While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word

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While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don’t know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD –ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, you’ll get nowhere fast.
On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel companion ”--if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.
A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify (test and check) spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources (资源) .
Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols (符号). Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
小题1:Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?

A．Because it is a good friend.

B．Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.

C．Without it we’ll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.

D．Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.

小题2:The underlined word “that ” in the last paragraph refers to __________.

A．pronunciation symbols and grammar rules

B．abbreviations and usage for grammar rules

C．the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage

D．charts, diagrams and lists

小题3:According to the passage , which statement can lead you to believe?

A．The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.

B．The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.

C．The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit (受益) from it.

D．The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C

解析

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Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication．Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech．When there is a language barrier(障碍), communication is completed through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas．Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of expression．Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot．
Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not．A wink(眨眼) can be a way of showing that the party is only joking．A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement．
Other forms of nonlinguistic(非语言的) language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals．Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people．While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings．
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are many forms of communication in use today．

B．Language is the most common form of communication．

C．Tourists are unable to use an oral form of communication．

D．Ideas and thoughts can be expressed by body language．

小题2:Which form other than oral speech could be most commonly used among deaf people?

A．Picture signs．

B．Body language

C．Braille

D．Signal flags．

小题3:Sign language is said to be very lively and exact and can be used meaningfully except for ____．

A．spelling

B．idea

C．whole words

D．expressions

小题4:How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

A．Five

B．Eight

C．Nine

D．Three

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How do you get a man to do his share of the housework? If you are like most women, you’ve faced this question the hard way.
A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organise it. This doesn"t mean that a woman has to do all the housework:; she may have to manage many of the household duties, and request her partner’s participation（参与）. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility（责任） for housework.
Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard, make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things, too. Most men will take on a little additional housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they can choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.
Here’s the key: men want to feel that they are doing housework either because they want to do a task, or because they simply want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household task just for the good of the house.
小题1: The passage is mainly about how to _____.

A．get men to take on some housework

B．get men to serve their families

C．praise men’ housework

D．make men do all the housework

小题2:According to the passage, a man_____.

A．is willing to do housework

B．likes to be told to do housework

C．is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood

D．likes a clean house but doesn’t make efforts to clean it

小题3:In order to get men to do some housework, women should often_____.

A．order them to do their share

B．ask them to do some housework politely

C．blame men’s laziness

D．monitor men’s work

小题4:According to the passage, the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that men won’t _____.

A．work without any payment

B．do unimportant household tasks

C．do housework without women’s praise

D．please their wives

小题5: According to the passage, which of the following would a husband most probably like to do?

A．Cleaning the table.	B．Doing some sewing.
C．Painting the fence.	D．Asking his wife to work on the yard.

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阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项
The art of giving gifts is to give something that others cannot buy for themselves.
                                         ------A.A. Milne
I have spent most of my career as a traveling salesman. There’s 36   lonelier than having meals myself in a coffee shop. One year, my five-year-old daughter Jeanine gave me a 37 . It was a soft toy penguin with a hand –painted 38 saying “I love My Dad!” Tears came into my eyes and immediately, I gave it a 39 place on my desk.
Soon I had to leave on another business 40 . This time when I was 41 , I put the penguin in my suitcase. After that day, Jeanine always helped me pack with the penguin. Many years 42 by and that little penguin has traveled with me hundreds of thousands of miles all across America and over to Europe. We have also made many friends 43  the way.
  44 one afternoon after leaving my hotel, I discovered that the penguin was 45 . Frantically, I phoned the hotel. The clerk 46  , saying it hadn’t been reported. But half an hour later, he called back to say that my penguin had been found. It was late, 47  I drove several hours to get my little 48 , arriving near midnight.
When I rushed to the hotel, I found that it was waiting at the front desk. In the lobby(大厅), some   49 business travelers looked at us, I think, with some 50 and envy(羡慕). Someone came out to shake my hand. One man told me that he had even volunteered to 51 it to me the very next day.
Jeannie is in college now and I don’t travel 52 much anymore. The penguin spends most of its time 53  on my dresser--- a reminder that 54  is the best traveling companion. All those years on the road, it was the one thing I never left home 55 .

小题1:

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

小题2:

A．surprise

B．gift

C．help

D．something

小题3:

A．picture

B．book

C．card

D．postcard

小题4:

A．special

B．lovely

C．flat

D．big

小题5:

A．occasion

B．trip

C．meeting

D．day

小题6:

A．leaving

B．unpacking

C．packing

D．working

小题7:

A．passed

B．went

C．flew

D．crossed

小题8:

A．in

B．by

C．at

D．along

小题9:

A．Late

B．Early

C．On

D．With

小题10:

A．broken

B．disappeared

C．gone

D．missed

小题11:

A．worried

B．confused

C．wondered

D．laughed

小题12:

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．for

小题13:

A．friend

B．relative

C．pet

D．son

小题14:

A．helpful

B．happy

C．tired

D．energetic

小题15:

A．questions

B．misunderstanding

C．puzzle

D．problems

小题16:

A．give

B．send

C．transport

D．provide

小题17:

A．as

B．very

C．too

D．quite

小题18:

A．playing

B．showing

C．standing

D．lying

小题19:

A．toy

B．penguin

C．daughter

D．love

小题20:

A．with

B．without

C．after

D．for

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On a hot summer day, a soft drink can really take away your thirst. At home, at school, in the park or at the movies—you can find one almost anywhere.
Carbonated(碳酸的)
You can see bubbles in these! Of all soft drinks sold, about 75 percent are carbonated. But be careful, carbonated soft drinks have lots of sugar and caffeine. Caffeine is not very good for you in the summer, because it takes water out of your body. And the sugar can make you overweight if you drink too much.
Fruit juice
There are different kinds of juice. One kind is made only from fresh fruit. This kind of fruit juice may not ta

ste sweet enough for some people, but it is nutritious. Another kind of fruit juice tastes good but has lots of sugar in it. Many young people buy this kind because the advertisements are good. It is bad for your teeth and bones to drink lots of this.
Energy drinks
These kinds of drinks have caffeine and things that make people get excited in them. They are sometimes called “party drinks”. Doctors say that if you drink too much of this kind, you may have a heart attack.
Bottled water
We have lots of different kinds of bottled water, such as mineral water, purified water and distilled(蒸馏的) water. They are clean and easy to drink. But it is best not to drink very cold water. I

t may make your stomach feel bad.
Sports drinks
Most of these have funny names like “Scream” and “G-Vital”. They have lots of vitamins and minerals in them. After you play sports, you may want to drink one of these.
But if you just spend your summer holiday sitting around watching TV, you won’t need them at all!
小题1:Which of the following is NOT suitable for you to take if you go climbing?

A．Carbonated soft drinks.

B．Fruit juice.

C．Bottled water.

D．Sports drink.

小题2: If you have to stay up late, what kind of water may help you?

A．Fruit juice.

B．Energy drinks.

C．Bottled water.

D．Sports drink.

小题3: What’s the probable reason for you to drink sports drinks after sport?

A．They have funny names that sound very exciting.

B．They can recover the minerals lost in your sweat.

C．They can effectively get rid of your thirst.

D．They can take away your vi

tamins and minerals.

小题4:What’s the main purpose of the author writing this article?

A．To advise us to keep away from unhealthy soft drinks.

B．To teach us some useful ways of keeping healthy.

C．To make advertisements for the soft drink companies.

D．To tell us how to choose a suitable one from different drinks.

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An ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses I(法老一世)has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered in Egypt’s flag.
The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian garve robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.
Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities(文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that mummy is that of Ramses I,” said Mr. Hawass. “But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”
Atlanta’s Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hi-tech scanning equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses I. The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had came across a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor.
Mr. Hawass praised the handover as “a great, civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to return Egypt’s antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the Britain Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.
小题1: Where was Ramses mummy kept in just before the handover?

A．the Luxor Museum

B．the Michael Carlos Museum

C．the Niagara Falls Museum

D．a Canadian Museum

小题2:Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The mummy returned home.
b. The mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.
c. Egyptian grave robber sold he mummy.
d. A Canadian collector bought the mummy.
e. The mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.

A．c-d-e-b-a

B．c-b-e-d-a

C．a-d-c-b-e

D．c-d-b-e-a

小题3: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the Egypt’s antiquities have returned home after the handover.

B．Niagara Falls Museum is an American museum.

C．Buying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.

D．Ramses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.

小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The history of Ramses mummy.

B．The handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from Canada.

C．The returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland Egypt.

D．The history of the royal family of Ramses.

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