Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers. He grew world champion pumpk
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Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds. Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds.“I don’t have any training in genetics ；it was all trial and error，”Dill says. He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia，Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $ 5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day， so careful watering—every day or two—is essential. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since， but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder，but there are many of them now，”says Dill。The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds， so I feel like a winner right along with them.”
小题1:What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?| A．It weighed over 1,000 pounds. | | B．It was missing after the competition. | | C．It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982. | | D．It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year. |
小题2:One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned .| A．$2210 | B．$442 | C．$1000 | D．$1469 |
小题3:In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about .| A．how to do a soil test | B．how to plant the giant pumpkin seed | | C．when to water the pumpkin | D．how to grow a giant pumpkin |
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．Howard Dill is well trained in genetics. | | B．Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competiton. | | C．Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon’s champion pumpkin. | | D．Dill’s favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown. |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Gardening Giant: Howard Dill | B．World Champion Pumpkin | | C．Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds | D．How to Grow Giant Pumpkins |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述了南瓜冠军的种植者Dill的故事。
小题1:细节推理题。 根据第一段第二句话，可知Dill种植的南瓜连续四年获得冠军，第五年以5磅之差落败。选D
小题2:计算题。根据第二段最后一句话，可知答案为442×5=2210美元。A
小题3:段落大意归纳题。本段第一句话It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed.即为本段中心句，故选D.
小题4:推理题：从最后一段的句子：The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds， so I feel like a winner right along with them.”可知Dill对这个冠军南瓜感到自豪。选 C
小题5:标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了种植大南瓜的能手Dill的故事，所以称她为园艺巨人再恰当不过了。选A
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Ladji Doucoure of France beat Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China in the final meters to claim the title of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the 10th world championships in Helsinki on Friday.
Doucoure, who led the world this season with 12.97 seconds, over took the Chinese to win the race in 13.07 seconds. Liu was second in 13.08. Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13.10.
The 22-year-old Doucoure said after the race, “ I can not tell you just how long I have been dreaming of this. This victory is the result of a lot of hard work, and also a lot of support from people who have believed in me. I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line.”
Liu, who won the Olympic gold with a world record-tying time of 12.91 seconds, said, “I’m very satisfied with the second place. The result could have been worse. I felt quite well and did my best. I’ m not tired, I had some clearance problems at the start, so I should practice that some mor. Finally, I didn’t lose by much, only by a little bit, but I did think I could win it.”
Liu’s coach, Sun Haiping said on Friday he was content with Liu’s performance.
“ Liu Xiang was quite good during his reaction period, but he was a little bit slow in the middle and he finally caught up during the last two hurdles,” Sun told Xinhua.
Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13.08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals(对手) of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson.
“ If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted(疾跑) at the last stage. In this case, he could grab the gold,” said Sun, who had become a household name for coaching China’s first men’s Olympic champion in the track.
小题1:This passage probably appears_________.| A．in a story book | B．in a text book | | C．in a newspaper | D．in a fashion magazine |
小题2:The following statements about Doucoure are true EXCEPT_______.| A．He won the gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdles in Helsinki. | | B．He led the world in the men’s 110m hurdles with 12.97 seconds this season. | | C．He did a lot of hard practice before the race in Helsinki. | | D．He won the world champion title four times. |
小题3:Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined phrase“picked up my race”in Paragraph 3?| A．gathered speed | B．stood up | | C．make up my mind | D．became better in health |
小题4:According to Sun Haiping, Liu Xiang might have won the gold if ______.| A．he had done better during his reaction period | | B．he had run the track next to Ladji Doucoure of Allen Johnson | | C．he had practiced clearance more before that race | | D．he hadn’t touched a few hurdles in the race |
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A newly-wed couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by six natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.
Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately stranded in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe"s worst snowstorms. Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most tremendous tonadoes in the nation"s history. From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement floor of a shopping centre with 2,500 others. "Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets," Mr Svanstrom told Sweden"s Express newspaper. "We escaped by the skin of our teeth," said Svanstrom.
They then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped raging bush fires. The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake destroyed the city on February 22. Mrs. Svanstrom said, "When we got there the whole town was a war zone." "We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan." But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan"s largest earthquake since records began. "The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings," Mr. Svantrom said. "It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth."
The family returned to Stockholm on March 29,2011 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China. But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the destructive Boxing Day tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004, said the marriage was still going strong. He added, "I know marriages have to endure some trials, but I think we have been through most of them." "We"ve certainly experienced more than our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we"re together and happy." Mrs. Svantrom added: “ To say we were unlucky with the weather doesn’t really cover it! It’s so absurd that now we can only laugh.”
小题1:How many countries did the couple visit during their honeymoon?小题2:What"s the right order of the following things according to the passage?
a. The couple headed south to Brisbane.
b. The couple flew to Cairns.
c. The couple flew to Christchurch.
d. The couple were stranded in Munich.| A．a-b-c-d | | B．a-c-b-d | | C．d-b-c-a | | D．d-b-a-c |
小题3:By saying "We escaped by the skin of our teeth.", Mr. Svanstrom meant that _____| A．The tornadoes was tremendous | | B．They escaped from the tornadoes easily. | | C．They had a narrow escape from the tornadoes | | D．There was something wrong with their teeth |
小题4:According to the last two paragraphs, which word can best describe Mr. Svanstrom?| A．ambitious. | | B．enthusiastic | | C．considerate | | D．optimistic |
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A grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC was found by archaeologists in England On May 3, 2002. Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior. There was a bone pin that may have been from a piece of clothing such as a leather coat. He carried a copper knife on his breast. The most amazing find was two gold earrings. That would have made him a man of distinction. Only a few centimeters from his head were two pots made of clay, tools and materials to make arrows, a bow and a dozen arrows for hunting and a second, smaller copper knife. Next to them lay a cushion stone, upon which the man could work metal.
His grave is the richest of any found from that period, because this man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain (dated to 2470 BC). Besides, he was buried three miles from Stonehenge. Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.
Stonehenge was begun around 3000 BC. In about 2300 BC the huge stone circles were built. The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons. But the smaller blue stones, still weighing 4 tons on average, came from west Wales. It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380 km. It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries.
He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European mainland to Britain. In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.
小题1:Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man?| A．Tools, a bone pin, a bow and a cushion stone | | B．A copper knife and two gold earrings. | | C．Two pots, arrows and materials to make arrows. | | D．some chicken and grains. |
小题2:The man buried in the grave might be ______ at that time.| A．A poor man | B．a kind-hearted man | C．a rich man | D．an ordinary man |
小题3:Why is the man buried in the grave called the "king of Stonehenge" ?| A．He was buried three miles from Stonehenge. | | B．He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain. | | C．He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge. | | D．All of the above. |
小题4:We can infer that _______ .| A．how Stonehenge was built | | B．the King of Stonehenge was from France | | C．Stonehenge was built through several ages | | D．Stonehenge was built because of war |
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Experts say the temperature in Eyjafjallajokull"s hole appears to have fallen to 100C, meaning it is now producing steam, not magma（岩浆）.
But officials warned that it was too early to say whether the eruption was over completely.
Ash clouds from the volcano grounded thousands of flights last month.
Steinunn Jakobsdottir, a geophysicist from the Icelandic Meteorological Office, told the BBC that the volcano was "kind of not active for the moment".
"The history of the volcano is such that it calms down and then it gets energy again," she said.
"There are still earthquakes under the volcano, and the small earthquake is still not quite down to what it was before the eruption."
"Difficult to say"
Magnus Gudmundsson, of Iceland University, flew over the volcano on Sunday and said information from heat cameras showed the temperatures at the crater had fallen below 100C.
But he told the AFP news agency that nothing was promised and that the previous eruption at the volcano had lasted 13 months, from 1821-23.
"It stopped and started again several times with different intervals（间隔）, so it"s difficult to say, difficult to give a timeline," he said.
He also said it was impossible to say whether the neighbouring Katla volcano - a much larger mountain - might also erupt.
At the height of its activity, the volcano sent out huge clouds of ash, which led to airlines grounding their planes for fear it could interfere with plane engines.
It was the biggest action of closing airspace in Europe since World War II, and affected at least 10 million passengers worldwide.
小题1:What do expert think Eyjafjallajokull is like now?| A．Magma is still coming out | | B．The hole appears about 100 degrees C | | C．The eruption was not over | | D．It is very cold. |
小题2:How do expects know the temperature in Eyjafjallajokull"s hole?| A．By taking photos | B．By taking its temperature | | C．By going close to it | D．By driving past it |
小题3:What does Steinunn Jakobsdottir think of Eyjafjallajokull?| A．It will erupt again soon | | B．It will be sleeping | | C．Another mountain might also erupt | | D．It’s uncertain |
小题4:What do you think the main idea is?| A．the biggest action of closing airspace in Europe | | B．the temperature in Eyjafjallajokull"s hole | | C．The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland | | D．The earthquake in Iceland |
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The ISS project is a partnership of five - the US, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.
At the moment, no program for its use nor any money has been put in place to support the platform beyond 2015.
One of the biggest issues stopping an agreement on station-life extension（延长期） is the human spaceflight examination ordered by US President Barack Obama.
The Americans are developing a new vision for space exploration, and the rockets and spacecraft they will need to start it. The future of US joining in the ISS is closely tied to the result of the examination.
Mr Dordain, the European Space Agency"s (Esa) Director General, said no one partner in the ISS project could alone call an end to the platform. A meeting would be held in Japan later in the year where he hoped the partners could get something clearly going forward. He said it was also necessary the benefits（成效） were increased and the costs were reduced. Increasing the benefits could include finding new uses for the station.
Esa has called for ideas on how to use the ISS as a platform for Earth observation（观测站）. Mr Dordain said the agency had received about 20 very good proposals.
On the issue of reducing costs, there were many ideas on the table, he explained.
He also questioned whether it was necessary for the station to have six astronauts at all times. If there were periods when little maintenance（维修） was required or the experiment load was light, could the ISS run on a smaller group of people, he suggested.
Construction of the space station should finish this year. Next month, two components built in Europe - a connecting node and a robotic control room - will be flown to the platform by the US shuttle Endeavour.
Tranquility and the Cupola, as they are known, will complete the non-Russian side of the ISS.
小题1:Why will America joining in the ISS be tied to the result of the examination?| A．Because America is the greatest power among them | | B．Because America provides most of the money | | C．Because they need America’s rockets and spacecraft | | D．Because Obama ordered the human spaceflight examination |
小题2:According to Mr Dordain, how should they do to reduce costs?| A．To find new uses for the station | | B．To make little maintenance | | C．To reduce the experiment load | | D．To have fewer astronauts sometimes |
小题3:Where do you think you can read this passage?| A．In a story book | B．In a handbook | | C．In an advertisement | D．In a newspaper |
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