Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shan
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Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.
Sounds unusual, doesn"t it? But it"s not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high—speed railway system. And that’s not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe.
China is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore.
China has proposed three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Berlin in under two days.
The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.
China’s bullet train(高速客车),the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.
Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge(轨距),maintenance of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail.
But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion.
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development.
It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.
For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We foresee that in the coming decades, millions of people will migrate to the western regions, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And they’11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.
小题1:China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .| A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions | | B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways | | C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries | | D．the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism |
小题2:According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is .| A．technical issues | | B．safety of the system | | C．financial problems | | D．maintenance of railway tracks |
小题3:Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?| A．Critical. | B．Reserved. | C．Doubtful | D．Positive. |
小题4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?| A．New Railway Standards | | B．Big Railway Dreams | | C．High-speed Bullet Trains | | D．International Railway Network |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
文章介绍了中国高铁的发展问题。
小题1:细节题，在文章倒数第2段For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.可知在各个方面中国和其它国家都会受益。
小题2:推理题。根据文章第8段看到There are so many issues that need to be settled. . . 及第9节中But the key issue is really money
小题3:推理题。尽管在文章第8，9段中提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度。
小题4:主旨大意题。贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想 |
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Everyone is at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction (网上拍卖).
Buying for beginners: Sign up on www. ebay. co. uk. Most items（e.g. tables, computers, and books）ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “ Buy It Now ” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.
If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids（出价）for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.
How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a check or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card (信用卡).
Selling made simple: If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends’ advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.
The big things in life: It’s easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by delivery men. Check the ways of delivery before you bid.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．How to make payment online. | | B．Ways of using delivery online. | | C．Advantages of an online-auction system. | | D．How to use an online-auction system. |
小题2:After bidding for an item, a buyer __________.| A．will get what he wants in ten days | | B．should make payment immediately | | C．has chances to make higher bids | | D．may check its picture and description |
小题3:The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is __________.| A．through an online payment system | | B．through a local banking system | | C．by sending the money to the seller | | D．by paying the deliveryman directly |
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United States and Canada are multicultural countries with many national, religious and cultural differences, where people attach great importance to individualism—the uniqueness among people. Teachers value the qualities that make each student special and different. You can see such values through their educational systems. For example, students needn’t memorize lots of information. Instead, they work independently and find answers on their own. There are discussions for children to show their own ideas and opinions.
By contrast, people have the same language, history, and culture in most Asian societies. As a result, Asia’s educational system reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea learn to work together and help one another in assignments. And the teaching methods are often very formal and serious. In class, teachers give lectures while students listen and take notes. Discussion is replaced by reciting rules of information that have been memorized.
These two systems both have advantages and disadvantages. One advantage in Japan is that there is much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. In addition, students study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The difficult system also prepares students for a society that place emphasis on discipline and self-control. However, while memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students admit forgetting much of the information that they have memorized after exams.
On the other hand, the educational system in North American has an advantage that students learn to think for themselves, which prepares them for a society that values creativity. The disadvantage is that when they graduate from high school, they haven’t recited as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.
小题1:People in multicultural countries such as the US or Canada lay more stress on __________.| A．team work | B．self-control | C．discipline | D．individualism |
小题2:What is the advantage of the educational system in North America？| A．There is not much discussion. | | B．Learning to think for themselves | | C．Learning much less math and science | | D．They haven’t memorized basic rules and facts. |
小题3:Which words is most suitable to describe the author"s attitude in writing this passage?| A．Supportive | B．Opposite | C．Objective | D．Subjective |
小题4:The main idea of this passage is___________.| A．cultural differences in countries such as the United States or Canada | | B．comparisons of educational system between North America and Asia | | C．there are more advantages of Asian education system of than that of North American | | D．there are more disadvantages of Asian education system than that of North American |
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The teacher thought hobbies were very important for every child. She 36 all her pupils to have one, and sometimes 37 for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.
One Friday 38 the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby could have a 39 that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their 40 to see the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to 41 did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something 42 to go home, on condition that they 43 before five o"clock to bring what they were going to show and to arrange it.
When the afternoon lesson began, the teacher was 44 to see Tommy was not there. He was the 45 boy in the class, and the teacher found it 46 to believe he had a hobby. However, at 4:45, Tommy arrived with a(n) 47 collection of butterflies in glass cases. After his 48 had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy 49 them up again and begin to leave.
"What are you doing, Tommy?" she asked. "Those things must 50 here until tomorrow afternoon. That"s when the parents are coming to see them."
"I know 51 ," answered Tommy, "and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my 52 doesn"t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are 53 ."
"But what has it got to do with your brother?" asked the teacher. "Aren"t the butterflies yours?"
"No," answered Tommy. "They belong to him."
"But Tommy, you are 54 to show your own hobby here, not somebody else"s!" said the teacher.
"I know that," answered Tommy. "My hobby is 55 my brother collecting butterflies."
| 小题1: | | A．stopped | B．ordered | C．encouraged | D．agreed |
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| 小题2: | | A．arranged | B．asked | C．looked | D．waited |
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| 小题3: | | A．afternoon | B．evening | C．night | D．morning |
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| 小题4: | | A．test | B．lesson | C．competition | D．holiday |
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| 小题5: | | A．teachers | B．parents | C．friends | D．classmates |
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| 小题7: | | A．had | B．used | C．were made | D．were allowed |
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| 小题8: | | A．turned out | B．returned | C．left | D．finished |
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| 小题9: | | A．sad | B．happy | C．frightened | D．surprised |
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| 小题10: | | A．laziest | B．most curious | C．cleverest | D．youngest |
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| 小题11: | | A．difficult | B．easy | C．reliable | D．disable |
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| 小题12: | | A．ugly | B．small | C．beautiful | D．obvious |
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| 小题13: | | A．classmates | B．brother | C．father | D．teacher |
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| 小题14: | | A．throw | B．pick | C．switch | D．use |
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| 小题15: | | A．remain | B．leave | C．observe | D．undertake |
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| 小题17: | | A．sister | B．friend | C．brother | D．mother |
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| 小题18: | | A．stolen | B．shown | C．completed | D．matched |
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| 小题19: | | A．fired | B．supposed | C．related | D．ignored |
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| 小题20: | | A．helping | B．concerning | C．watching | D．Seeking |
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From the first use of the rocket to carry satellites into space to the setting up of space stations, human beings have been putting great effort into space research. And so far, we have achieved many successes. But there are still numerous tasks in front of us and we should not stop trying to progress.
The international space station (ISS) is an important step we should take in space exploration. It is not only helpful but also essential. It provides a proper space environment for many experiments that we have wanted to do for a long time. It is also a base for the observations of the earth and the universe. It could also be an important base for later travel to the moon and Mars. In a word, if we want to explore space more, the first thing we should do is to set up a space station.
As the space station costs a lot of money, it is hard for one country alone to establish one. The USA seems to be the only country that has the ability to build a space station alone，and it has tried to do so, but not very successful. So it aggregated many other countries to work on it together. Though it is still extremely expensive, it is much cheaper than doing it alone. It is really a job that needs everyone’s effort and will benefit everyone.
Led by the U.S. and Russia, the ISS is a joint project between six space agencies involving 16 countries. Called the greatest achievement in human cooperation, the ISS has come to the end of a ten-year’s hard work in construction. China has applied for participation in (taking part in) the project many times. Unfortunately all the applications were rejected, which drove China onto the path of independent development. As the Long March Ⅱ-F/T1 carrier rocket blasted off (leave the ground) and successfully carried the Tiangong-1 into space on September 29, 2011, China takes a big step toward its Space Station Era.
Some West media suggested that the successful launch of Tiangong-1 would disturb the balance of global space power, raising concerns (关注) about “China threat”. China’s space project is not designed for military (军事的) purpose but for developing space technology to explore space resources and make use of them for mankind’s well-being.
小题1:From Paragraph 2 we learn that ________.| A．the necessity of building the international space station is not realized now | | B．many experiments have been done in the international space station | | C．the international space station is necessary for people to explore space more | | D．people have traveled to Mars from the international space station |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT a reason for countries’ cooperation in building the international space station?| A．That it requires a lot of money. | | B．That it needs everyone’s effort. | | C．That it will benefit every participating country. | | D．That it is too far away from the earth. |
小题3:The underlined word “aggregated” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “________”．| A．united | B．scolded | C．allowed | D．forbade |
小题4:China wants to build its space station in order to __________.| A．break the balance of global space power | | B．show that China can build space station alone | | C．raise international concerns about “China threat” | | D．make use of space peacefully for mankind’s well-being |
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Researchers at the University of Bedforshire have developed a new technique for powering electronic device（装置）. The system, developed by Professor Ben Allen at the Centre for Wireless Research, uses radio（无线电） waves as power.
Believed to be a world first, the team claims it could eventually eliminate (or get rid of )the need for conventional batteries. The university has now filed a patent application to secure the only rights to the technique.
Professor Allen and his team have created a system to use medium wave frequencies to replace batteries in small everyday devices like clocks and remote controls.
The new technique uses the “waste” energy of radio waves and has been developed as part of the university’s research into “power harvesting”. Professor Allen said that as radio waves have energy―like light waves, sound waves or wind waves―then, in theory, these waves could be used to create power.
“The emerging（新兴的）area of power harvesting technology promises to reduce our reliance on conventional batteries,” he said. “It’s really exciting way of taking power from sources other than what we would normally think of.”
The team is now waiting for the results of the patent application to secure recognition of the technique. Professor Allen said that the team’s achievements had all been done in their “spare time”. “Our next stage is to try and raise some real funds so that we can take this work forward and make a working prototype（模型）and maybe partner up with the right people and take this to a full product in due course,” he said.
“Power harvesting has a really important part in our future, because, just in this country, we dispose of somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 tonnes of batteries in landfill（垃圾填理）sites every single year－that is toxic chemicals going into the ground.”
He added that development of the product could also be “commercially beneficial”. “The market for this is several billion pounds. We’ve seen market predictions for 2020 which have these kinds of figures, so there’s a lot of commercial potential in this area,” he said.
Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Bedfordshire, Professor Carsten Maple, said, “This type of work is a reflection of the university’s growing reputation and experience in conducting innovative（创新的）research.”
小题1:From the text we know the new technique for powering electronic devices_____.| A．can be applied to all electronic devices. | | B．uses radio waves to create power. | | C．has replaced conventional batteries. | | D．produces many toxic chemicals. |
小题2:According to Professor Allen, power harvesting technology______.| A．makes every use of radio waves. | | B．takes power from usual sources. | | C．reduces our dependency on conventional batteries. | | D．aims at huge commercial benefits. |
小题3:What can we learn about Professor Allen and his team from the text?| A．They have made use of radio waves in their daily life. | | B．They have raised a big fund to support their research. | | C．They have gained a patent for their new technology. | | D．They mainly did their research in their spare time. |
小题4:What is Professor Carsten Maple’s attitude toward the new technique?| A．Critical. | B．Favorable. | C．Conservative. | D．Negative. |
小题5:What is the text mainly about?| A．A new technique to create power. | | B．A crisis concerning conventional batteries. | | C．Some special sources of power. | | D．The development of power harvesting. |
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