At 2 p.m. on December 5, 1945, five Navy aircraft took off in perfect flying wea

At 2 p.m. on December 5, 1945, five Navy aircraft took off in perfect flying wea

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At 2 p.m. on December 5, 1945, five Navy aircraft took off in perfect flying weather from a naval air installation in southeastern Florida, on a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Less than two hours later, the flight commander radioed that he was “completely lost”. Then there was silence. A rescue plane was sent to search for the missing aircraft, and it, too, disappeared. Despite one of history’s most extensive search efforts, involving more than 300 planes and dozens of ships, the Navy found nothing, not even an oil stain floating on the water.
This is just one of the many frightening stories told of “the Bermuda Triangle”, a mysterious area of the Atlantic Ocean roughly stretching southwest from Bermuda to the Florida coast and down to Puerto Rico. During the past 30 years, the triangle has claimed the lives of some 1,000 sailors and pilots.
Stranger yet are the numerous “ghost” ships that have been found floating crewless within the triangle. On one strange occasion in 1881, the cargo ship Ellen Austin discovered a small sailing ship, sails waving uselessly in the wind. The boat was full of wood with no one on deck. The captain of the Ellen Austin installed a new crew to sail it, but two days later, during a rough storm, the two ships temporarily lost sight of each other. When the captain again boarded the boat, he found his crew had disappeared. After a second crew was assigned, the ship was again lost in a fog bank. This time, no trace of the boat — or the crew — was ever found.
Charles Berlitz, a man with an interest in Atlantis, the legendary lost island, puts forward his theory that a giant solar crystal, which once was the power generator for Atlantis, lies on the ocean floor. From time to time, according to his theory, passing ships and planes set off the crystal, which confuses their instruments and engulfs them into the ocean.
Officially, the U.S. Navy does not recognize the triangle as a danger zone and is convinced that “the majority of disappearances in the triangle can be due to the unique features of the area’s environment.” These include the swift Gulf Stream current and the unexplored valleys under water of the Atlantic. Also, the triangle is one of only two places on earth where a compass needle points to true north rather than magnetic north, causing problems in navigation.
However, other scientists argue that beings from outer space have established a highly advanced civilization in the unexplored depths of the Atlantic inside the triangle. There, they believe, most of the missing vessels – and their crews – may still be on display for study by these higher intelligences.
小题1:The author develops the first two paragraphs through _______.
A.a series of events described in order of time
B.a general view supported by specific examples
C.a specific incident followed by a general introduction
D.a strange phenomenon followed by cause explanation
小题2:What did the captain of Ellen Austin do when he discovered a small sailing ship floating crewless?
A.He had all the wood transferred onto his own ship.
B.He had new powerful sails fixed on the small boat.
C.He sent a message that they were in danger and needed help.
D.He asked some of his sailors to get onto the boat to sail it.
小题3:The underlined word “engulfs” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.
A.dropsB.sucksC.puts D.throws
小题4:Which of the following could serve as the best title for this passage?
A.The Mysterious Bermuda Triangle
B.The History of the Bermuda Triangle
C.A New Research on the Bermuda Triangle
D.A New Angle to Look at the Bermuda Triangle

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
文章讲述的是百慕大三角洲的神秘事件。
小题1:通过第一是对文章的概述,第二段讲述了很多事件,所以是概述加事件。
小题2:事实细节题。根据第三段The captain of the Ellen Austin installed a new crew to sail it可知,他让他的船员上去了
小题3:猜测词义题,根据后面的into the ocean可知,被大海吸进去了。
小题4:文章讲述的是百慕大三角洲的什么事情,所以选择mysterious。
举一反三
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1 -15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。
" You probably don"t remember me," she said. Then she pulled out a piece of paper from her ___1___ and gave it to me. It was my handwriting.
As the assistant of the Honors Programs at the university, one of my __2___ was to review student transcripts(成绩单) to make sure they could ___3___ in Honors. It was common for students to have a(n) ___4___ start and they could no longer continue in Honors after their first term. However, sometimes their ___5___ term report cards would still be sent to us even though the students were no longer in the program.
The note she handed me ___6___, " Congratulations on your excellent second term. You may have been ___7___ with your grades, but you should feel ___8___ of how you"ve made some progress. Best of luck in keeping up the good work, and you"ll be able to succeed."
The student went on and said, " You can"t know what this ___9___ to me. I"ve carried it in my purse for three years and pulled it out anytime I didn"t want to do my ___10___. For three years I"ve been ___11___ to enter your office and giving you this note and this ___12____. " she handed me her latest transcript with good marks.
We were both ___13____. She cried and I ___14____ to. Writing the note seemed like nothing to me, but it meant so ___15___ to her. I really had no idea that my actions had such meaning.
小题1:
A.bag B.pocketC.purseD.box
小题2:
A.aimsB.wishesC.plansD.jobs
小题3:
A.continueB.keepC.carryD.go
小题4:
A.pleasantB.unluckyC.easyD.different
小题5:
A.secondB.firstC.lastD.final
小题6:
A.readB.wroteC.voicedD.announced
小题7:
A.surprisedB.disappointedC.ashamedD.pleased
小题8:
A.carefulB.afraidC.tiredD.proud
小题9:
A.broughtB.meantC.designedD.suggested
小题10:
A.work B.dutyC.homeworkD.responsibility
小题11:
A.regrettingB.refusingC.planningD.promising
小题12:
A.transcriptB.bookC.penD.gift
小题13:
A.worriedB.excitedC.happyD.sad
小题14:
A.failedB.wantedC.decidedD.hated
小题15:
A.bitB.manyC.muchD.little

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I really hadn’t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers and crawled towards them, “Crabby Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility…) by blaming others. It’s not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don’t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
小题1:The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because________.
A.the weather was so unpleasantB.he was tired of his boring work
C.the kids didn’t ask him to join themD.a Daddy has his right to do so
小题2:Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?
A.No obvious reason.
B.The boy’s yelling back.
C.His self-awareness.
D.The girl’s shouting back.
小题3:According to the passage, the author will _____ in another similar situation.
A.play a crab again like this time
B.apologize to kids in a sincere way
C.avoid blaming kids in a hurry
D.beat them up about such things
小题4:What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)?
A.How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault.
B.How to play with our children in a more interesting way.
C.How to deal with the housework with children around us.
D.How to persuade children to do what they are told to.
小题5:What does “the boy wanted no part of me” in the third paragraph mean?
A.The boy was happy because I loved them.
B.The boy was curious because I wanted to help them.
C.The boy was very happy for I was angry.
D.The boy didn’t want me to join them.

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   In many parts of the world, cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them. So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe. But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program. The team there believes that by 2020 all cars will be computerized, which will mean much saving, no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself, and it will not be owned by one individual. Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr. David Davis , who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which has blocked up our cities, polluted our air , and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says, cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices to regulate the distance between one car and another. The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front. Computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people.
By 2010, Dr. David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen. And by 2020, cars will travel in convoy, linked to each other electronically. Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road–trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.” says Davis. “But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount, and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”
小题1:We know from the passage that governments and car manufacturers _______
A.do not believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020
B.are devoted to the technological revolution in car industry
C.consider the predictions seriously
D.have put the super-intelligent car into mass production
小题2:Which of the following will be the characteristic of the cars of 2020?
  1. The car will speed up out of control.
  2. We will own as many cars as we want.
  3. All cars will be driven by computers.
  4. Cars will produce more pollution than present ones.
小题3:The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture should change because_________.
  1. cars play a very important role in daily life
  2. many societies would stop functioning without cars
  3. cars should not be owned by one individual
  4. it causes many deaths to human society
小题4:The expression closest in meaning to the phrase “in convoy” in the last paragraph is________.
A.in lineB.sidelongC.side by sideD.shoulder to shoulder
小题5:What will happen if cars are joined to each other electronically in 2020?
  1. Motorists will get a clear view of the road.
  2. The weather condition will not have effect on motorists.
  3. There will be less pollution caused by car.
  4. All trains will burn less fuel than present.

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London has a new magazine. But it’s not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.
In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There’s a wide choice--- everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on pages 101 to 109, so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train ? To answer the question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It’s very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it’s being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.
London has already had three services. One, transmitted(传输)by ITV, is called ORACLE, while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX, because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.
小题1:What is unusual about the mew magazine in London?
A.You can find any subject you want in it.
B.No paper is used to print the magazine.
C.There 1,000 page numbers in the index.
D.The speed of transmitting is astonishing.
小题2:It’s clearly seen from the passage that ________.
A.it takes long for the service of the magazine to be updated
B.most of the postmen will be out of work someday
C.the readers can get all kinds of information without leaving home
D.everyone can read the magazine if there is a television at hand
小题3:According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people to ________.
A.read the information transmitted by TV signals
B.broadcast special TV programs at home and abroad
C.dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about
D.find the exact page in which you can get information you need
小题4:The passage is mainly about          .
A.a new magazine printed in London
B.a popular TV program with three services
C.a great breakthrough in printing
D.an up-to-date way of keeping up to date

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More than one in eight U. S. adults finds it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time and about one in eleven tries to hide his or her online habit, according to a study showed on Tuesday.
The study by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California found one in eight adults admitted they needed to spend less time online, saying this showed "problematic Interact use" is present in a sizable portion (部分)of the population.
The study involved a nationwide telephone survey of 2,581 respondents in the spring and summer of 2004 with researchers then examining the data and preparing the report which appears in the October issue of CNS Spectrums.
The survey found that 68.9 percent of respondents were regular Internet users and 13.7 percent of the users found it hard to stay offline for several days at a time.
It found 12.4 percent often stayed online longer than intended, more than 12 percent said they saw a need to cut back on their Internet use, and 8.7 percent tried to conceal (隐瞒) "non-essential "Internet use from family, friends and employers.
A smaller number, 8.2 percent, said they use the Internet to escape problems or a bad mood, while 5.9 percent felt their relationships suffered because of too much Internet use.
One report published earlier this year said that 5 percent to 10 percent of the population likely will experience Internet addiction (上瘾).
It said signs include a disregard for health or appearance, lack of sleep and reducing physical activities and social communications with others, as well as dry eyes and juries of hands and fingers.
小题1:From Paragraph 2, it tells us _______.
A.how to use the interact is a terrible problem to adults
B.how surfing the net has caused a bad result to people
C.why to throw off the Internet addiction becomes a hot problem
D.why so many adults want to spend less time on the interact
小题2:Those who try to hide their habit of addition to the Interact make up of the respondents.
A.12.4%B.8.7%C.5.9%D.13.7%
小题3:According to the researchers, which statement is true?
A.Online habit of people has been a dangerous problem to society.
B.All of the Interact users have terrible psychological problems to solve.
C.The internet is more harmful to people than good.
D.We have to pay attention to negative effects from the internet.

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