阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day, Miss Ellis gave
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness 1 ”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their homework, all the students did really 2 , wonderful things, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone 3 . Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag.
“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said 4 . On seeing this, everyone was filled with 5 , but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took a(n) 6 camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.
“Open it, Miss Ellis.”
The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile 7 on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo, Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately, and she 8 it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she, had finished, she gestured at the 9 .
“Oh, so it’s…”
“Yes!” 10 Carla, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!”
She opened the bag and photos of different 11 fell out.
The rest of the class tried to 12 how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted（传送）to them, and in return, without 13 , every person 14 with a smile of their own.
She managed to 15 understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.
| 小题1: | | A．explorers | B．instructors | C．players | D．collectors |
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| 小题2: | | A．regretful | B．delightful | C．stressful | D．thankful |
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| 小题3: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．annoyed | D．depressed |
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| 小题4: | | A．disappointedly | B．sadly | C．amazedly | D．smilingly |
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| 小题5: | | A．astonishment | B．kindness | C．expectation | D．pride |
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| 小题6: | | A．expensive | B．old–fashioned | C．instant | D．good-looking |
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| 小题7: | | A．disappeared | B．froze | C．faded | D．shone |
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| 小题8: | | A．offered | B．sold | C．packed | D．paid |
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| 小题9: | | A．box | B．bag | C．camera | D．pocket |
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| 小题10: | | A．added | B．questioned | C．replied | D．interrupted |
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| 小题11: | | A．smiles | B．teachers | C．ceremonies | D．friends |
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| 小题12: | | A．try out | B．focus on | C．decide on | D．figure out |
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| 小题13: | | A．imagination | B．expression | C．hesitation | D．reason |
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| 小题14: | | A．responded | B．refused | C．demanded | D．proved |
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| 小题15: | | A．hide | B．correct | C．appreciate | D．spread |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D |
解析
试题分析：本文的主要内容是：Miss Ellis给学生们留作业，让大家收集快乐，Carla以一种独特的方式传递了自己对微笑的理解：那就是你的每一个笑容都是给世界的礼物。
小题1: 根据“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,”，可知Miss Ellis给她的学生留的是让她的学生当幸福收集者，故选D。
小题2:根据wonderful things，所以应该用delightful令人非常高兴的，故选B。
小题3:根据下文Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag. Carla的这一举动令大家很吃惊，故选A。
小题4:结合下文She managed to spread understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world．故选D。
小题5: 根据“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” Carla这样说，所以大家满怀期待，故选C.
小题6:根据下文Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately可知是即时照相机，马上可以取出相片的相机,故选C。
小题7:根据下文It’s a great big pile of smiles!可知笑容在老师脸上闪耀，故选D。
小题8:结合上下文，她把相片给Miss Ellis故选A，offer 提供 sell卖 pack挑选pay 支付。
小题9:根据下文Carla, opening the bag.可知Miss Ellis朝那个包做手势，故选B。
小题10:根据上文“Oh, so it’s…”很明显Miss Ellis的话没有说完，被Carla打断了，故选D。
小题11:根据“It’s a great big pile of smiles!”，故选A。
小题12:根据All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted（传送）to them, and in return, without hesitation ，可知这里想表达班里的同学们想弄明白Carla是怎样成功创造了如此多的快乐，try out实验 focus on致力于 decide on决定要 figure out弄明白，故选D。
小题13:根据Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately,可知没有迟疑，故选C。
小题14:每个人都以他们自己的微笑作为回报，故选A。
小题15:根据every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.可知她在传递她对微笑的理解，故选D。
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
举一反三
Two Christmas traditions have come under attack in recent years from environmentalists: Christmas cards and Christmas trees.
Paper cards are seen as wasteful and, for some people, going card-free is another way of going green. They also argue that in a world of e-mail, Skype, Facebook and Twitter, people are in touch all the time anyway; they no longer need the yearly card that connects them with long lost friends. If you want to send Christmas greetings, there are free e-cards, which get the job done with no postage or wasted paper.
However, especially for people who didn’t grow up with e-mail, there is something missing from a Christmas e-mail. The first Christmas cards appeared in London in 1843 and were designed by the same man who had introduced the world’s first postage stamp three years earlier. His name was Sir Henry Cole.
They rose in popularity throughout the 20th century. Many people sent cards that were sold for charity. The most famous of these are the ones sold for UNICEF. In the UK this year, in the three weeks before Christmas, the post office expects to handle 100 million cards every day. Environmental awareness also means that nowadays many people recycle their cards; this helps raise money to plant more trees, as well as recreating more paper.
When we think of trees at Christmas, there is one that immediately springs(跃入)mind---the evergreen tree that people decorate with ornaments and place their presents under. The custom dates back almost a thousand years to Germany. Nowadays 33 to 36 million Christmas trees are produced in America and 50 to 60 million in Europe each year. Some trees are sold live with roots and soil so people can plant them later and reuse them next year.
Some people prefer artificial trees as they are reusable and much cheaper than their natural alternative. However, environmentalists point out that they are made from petroleum (石油) products and so have many pollution issues.
小题1:What is the main idea of the article?| A．To introduce the history of two typical Christmas traditions. | | B．To explain the debate about some Christmas traditions. | | C．To analyze how two Christmas traditions grew in popularity. | | D．To point out the problems caused by celebrating Christmas. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “They” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?| A．Many people | B．Christmas e-mails | C．Postage stamps | D．Christmas cards |
小题3:Some people suggest getting rid of paper cards because .
a. they cannot be recycled b. they are not environmentally friendly
c. they are mostly sold for charity d. the e-cards have many advantages over them
e. they are not as necessary as they used to be for people| A．a, b, d | B．a, c, d | C．b, d, e | D．b, c, e |
小题4:What can we conclude from the article?| A．The first Christmas cards were designed earlier than the world’s first stamps. | | B．This year has seen a dramatic drop in Christmas card sales. | | C．Environmentalists advise people to buy cards that are sold for charity. | | D．Growing environmental awareness is encouraging people to recycle their cards. |
小题5:Which of the following statements in TRUE according to the article?| A．There is always a wider Christmas tree market in America than in Europe. | | B．The custom of decorating Christmas trees first appeared in Britain. | | C．Some people prefer to buy live trees that can be reused next year. | | D．Artificial trees are better than natural ones in all aspects. |
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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）
[1] Learning to save money when you’re young is an important lesson. All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many people---adults included-- do not have a good sense of saving for the long run.
[2] Make sure you save and don’t spend too much, which is a good way to build up wealth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.
[3] At high school many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small. If you have a lot , you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future.
[4] After high school, college is expensive and then “real” life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. You can hold on to a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen. The earlier , the more time the money has to grow. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.
[5]Later in life it can be hard to start saving because general costs of living are more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your bills. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which comes from saving.
[6]Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also allow you to spend time doing the things that you want to do. In addition, it will mean you can live the way you want to without worrying.
小题1:What might be the purpose of the writer? (no more than10 words)
小题2:Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (no more than 5 words)
小题3:What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?(no more than 12 words)
小题4:List three benefits of saving early according to the text.( no more than 30 words)
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小题5:According to the passage, what do you think of saving?(no more than 20 words)
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About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called "cones". These help us to see in a bright and tell difference between colors. There are also millions of "rods ", but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human being also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night, One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.
小题1:According to the passage, with the help of the "cones", we can | A．tell different colours | B．see in a weak light | | C．tell different shapes | D．tell orange from yellow |
小题2: Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?| A．Women are more careful. | | B．There are fewer color-blind women. | | C．Women are fonder of driving than men. | | D．Women are weaker but quicker in thinking. |
小题3:Which of the statements about the color-blind is true?| A．Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing colors. | | B．None of them can see deep red. | | C．None of them can tell the difference between blue and green. | | D．All of them see everything in shades of green. |
小题4:We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a | A．red light | B．yellow light | | C．blue light | D．green light |
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While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better teacher, and organizations that fail miserably often flourish (繁荣) more in the long run, according to a new study by Vinit Desai, assistant professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Researchers have found that people missing their goals perform much better in the long run. That is because they gain more knowledge from their failures than their successes and the lessons are more likely to stay longer in their minds.
“We found that the knowledge gained from success was often fleeting while knowledge from failure stuck around for years,” said professor Desai, who led the study. “But companies often ignore failure. Managers may fire people or turn over the whole workforce while they should treat the failure as a learning opportunity.”
Prof Desai compared the flights of the space shuttle Atlantis and the Challenger. During the Atlantis flight last year, a piece of insulation (绝缘体) broke off and damaged the left solid rocket booster (助推火箭) but didn’t influence the program. There was little investigation. The Challenger was launched next and another piece of insulation broke off. This time the shuttle and its seven–person crew were destroyed. The disaster led to a major investigation resulting in 29 changes to prevent future disasters.
The difference in response in the two cases came down to this: Atlantis was considered a success and the Challenger a failure.
“Despite crowded skies, airlines are extremely reliable,” he said. “The number of failures is extremely small. And past researches have shown that older airlines, those with more experience in failure, have a lower number of accidents.”
Prof Desai doesn’t recommend finding out failure in order to learn. Instead, he advises organizations to analyze small failures to collect useful information rather than wait for major failures.
小题1: Why did experts pay little attention to the problem of Atlantis?| A．Because it worked perfectly. | | B．Because the right booster was still OK. | | C．Because nothing serious happened then. | | D．Because fewer people died in the flight. |
小题2:Fewer accidents happen to older airlines in that ________.| A．their planes couldn’t fly high in the sky | | B．they gained much from experience in failure | | C．their planes were often checked by the experts | | D．they were unpopular among passengers |
小题3:The passage is written mainly to ________.| A．show failure is a better teacher than success | | B．explain why Challenger failed | | C．introduce something about Prof Desai | | D．tell managers how to achieve success |
小题4: Which writing strategy is NOT used in developing the passage?| A．Giving definitions. | | B．Making comparisons. | | C．Analyzing causes. | | D．Providing different examples. |
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WASHINGTON—Two-thirds of the world’s polar bear population could be gone by 2050 if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, the US Geological Survey reported on Friday.
The fate of polar bears could be even worse than that estimate, because sea ice in the Arctic might be disappearing faster than the available computer models predict, the geological survey said in a report aimed at determining whether the big white bear should be listed as a threatened species.
“There is a definite link between changes in the sea ice and the welfare of polar bears,” said Steve Amstrup, who led the research team. He says Arctic sea ice is already at the lowest this year and is expected to retreat(退却) farther this month.
That means that polar bears—some 16,000 of them -- will disappear by 2050 from parts of the Arctic where sea ice is melting most rapidly, along the north coasts of Alaska and Russia, researchers said in a telephone briefing(简报).
Other polar bears could survive beyond that date but many of those could be gone by 2100, Amstrup said. By this century’s end, the only polar bears left might live in the Canadian Arctic islands and along the west coast of Greenland.
“It is likely to result in loss of approximately two-thirds of the world’s current polar bear population by the mid 21st century,” the report’s executive summary said.
“Because the observed trajectory(轨迹)of Arctic sea ice decline appears to be underestimated by currently available models, this assessment of future polar bear status may be conservative(保守的).”
In January, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the polar bear as a threatened species, noting polar bears depend on sea ice as a platform to hunt seals, their main food.
Without enough sea ice, polar bears would be forced onto land, but they are poor hunters once they get out of the water and ice, the researchers said. The bears’ disappearance would probably take place as young cubs(幼兽)failed to survive to adulthood and females were unable to reproduce successfully.
小题1:What was the US Geological Survey intended to do?| A．To determine whether the polar bear was in danger. | | B．To measure how fast the sea ice melts in the Arctic. | | C．To check the predictions of the computer models. | | D．To find out the exact number of the polar bear. |
小题2:What causes the polar bears to disappear by 2050?| A．The pollution of the Arctic region. | B．The sea ice melting at high speed | | C．Fewer food sources being left. | D．The temperature getting colder. |
小题3:The key to preventing polar bears dying out seems to _______________.| A．help young polar bears to survive the cold winter | | B．have large number of seals living in the oceans | | C．make sure there is enough sea ice in the Arctic | | D．provide chances for adult polar bears to reproduce |
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