Is the world really going mad? 1._____day I was sittng in a restaurant 2._____ a
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Is the world really going mad? 1._____day I was sittng in a restaurant 2._____ a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly 3._____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long 4._____ the whole room was 5._____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for 6._____ to open a window to stop myself 7._____! Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without 8._____ that people are 9._____ the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and 10._____ the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to 11._____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him 12._____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down 13._____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of 14._____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can 15._____ should, be treated properly. House building, road 16._____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of 17._____ created over millions of years. I would like to 18._____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 19._____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural 20._____. 小题1:.A.The other | B.Another | C.Every | D.Each | 小题2:.A.asking for | B.drinking | C.having | D.buying | 小题3:.A.seemed | B.struck | C.sank | D.showed | 小题4:.A.ago | B.after | C.before | D.now | 小题5:.A.full | B.filled | C.crowed | D.parked | 小题6:.A.promise | B.help | C.suggestion | D.permission | 小题7:.A.standing | B.sitting | C.talking | D.dying | 小题8:.A.thinking | B.persuading | C.deciding | D.learning | 小题9:.A.suffering | B.dying | C.walking | D.standing | 小题10:.A.increase | B.reduce | C.improve | D.raise | 小题11:.A.wash | B.repai | C.drive | D.leave | 小题12:.A.sick | B.tired | C.foolish | D.excited | 小题13:.小题14:.A.discussion | B.question | C.pollution | D.operation | 小题15:.小题16:.A.work | B.construction | C.building | D.setting |
小题17: | A.life | B.mind | C.human being | D.plants |
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小题20: | A.situation | B.states | C.soils | D.place |
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答案
小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:A 小题4:C 小题5:D 小题6:C 小题7:A 小题8:D 小题9:B 小题10:A 小题11:D 小题12:C 小题13:C 小题14:A 小题15:B 小题16:D 小题17:D 小题18:B 小题19:A 小题20:C |
解析
作者通过生活中所遭受的烟雾的侵扰,联想到了污染的危害性,进而呼吁国家应大力采取措施来保护环境,尽力使其处于自然状态。 小题1:the other day意为“几天前”,可以用作状语。 小题2:四个选项中只有have可以同时后接a drink和a talk这样两个宾语。 小题3:it 为形式主语,that从句为真主语从句,全句意为“餐馆里几乎每个人都在抽烟,此事突然引起了我的注意”。A、C不能接人,应予排除,show表示人为地展示给他人看,在此不合语境。 小题4:it is not long before …是一个句型,表示没过多久就……,由此可以看出烟雾之大。 小题5:根据意义和搭配不难选定。 小题6:ask for permission意为“请求允许”,其他三个选项不合逻辑。 小题7:这里有点夸张的味道,从句末的感叹号上也能体会出作者当时的心情。 小题8:这里的双重否定表示“一上街就自然地…”。B、C、D三项明显不合逻辑。 小题9:从词语搭配角度考虑。 小题10:只有真正地“改善了公共交通系统,才能使市民弃用私车”。 小题11:目的就是要鼓励人们把车“停放”在家中。 小题12:由于高空中的烟雾,作者朋友在上飞行课时自然会感到身体,尤其是眼睛不舒服,由作者朋友的心理活动I’m breathing that也可作出这种推断。 小题13:在高处向下看物体应用look down at sth。 小题14:空中的烟雾应该视作一种“污染”。 小题15:此处为递进关系,表示“能且应该”,故用and。 小题16:道路应用“建设(construction)”。building表示房屋的“建筑”,应排除。 小题17:另三个选项不能概全。 小题18:这里表达的是作者的一种愿望。 小题19:作者意思是指要通过建公园来保护环境。根据意义不难排除另三个选项。 小题20:保持自然状态以用states为好。 |
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The 1____ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 2____, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously 3_____ of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 4 _____ on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling(飒飒地响). They 5 _____ sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 6 ____ came, right there in the living room. Something was hopelessly broken. It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 7 ____ her shoulder at once, startled(吓一跳), 8_____. It was 9 _____.Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 10_____ floor and blurted out(脱口而出), “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!” The father started to say something. Then he muttered(嘀咕), “ Sorry, I 11_____ it and it fell.” “It doesn’t matter,” the host said. Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your 12 ____ in the windowpane(玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly13____. Why did you say…?” The father 14____, “What then would you 15____ as the cause of its fall?” “It fell by itself. The floor is uneven(不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr Li put it there.” “It won’t 16_____, girl. It sounds more 17_____ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 18_____them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.” The daughter was 19_____ in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you 20____ it only this way?” “Only this way,” the father said.
小题1: | A.owner | B.host | C.guest | D.master |
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小题2: | A.friends | B.neighbors | C.children | D.guests |
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小题3: | A.knowing | B.remembering | C.hearing | D.thinking |
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小题5: | A.enjoyed | B.remained | C.imagined | D.hated |
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小题6: | A.stranger | B.host | C.crash | D.noise |
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小题7: | A.around | B.at | C.behind | D.over |
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小题8: | A.staring | B.watching | C.shouting | D.crying |
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小题9: | A.helpless | B.exciting | C.strange | D.terrible |
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小题10: | A.broken | B.streaming | C.dirty | D.flooded |
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小题11: | A.touched | B.used | C.hit | D.moved |
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小题12: | A.faced | B.shadow | C.reflection | D.action |
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小题13: | A.calm | B.still | C.silent | D.straight |
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小题14: | A.shouted | B.murmured | C.laughed | D.repeated |
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小题15: | A.tell | B.make | C.accept | D.give |
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小题17: | A.comfortable | B.friendly | C.acceptable | D.agreeable |
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小题18: | A.defend | B.support | C.discuss | D.argue |
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小题19: | A.kept | B.shut | C.worried | D.lost |
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小题20: | A.do | B.explain | C.make | D.manage |
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From the earlier time it was well ___1___ to the Peruvians that when a cut ___2___ made in the thick skin of a ___3___ tree, a white liquid like milk came ___4___. From this fluid (流动的) a sticky ___5___ of rubber might be made. This rubber is ___6___ and wax-like when warm so that it is ___7___ to give any form. The Peruvians ___8___ the discovery that it is very good for ___9___ out water. Then in the early ___10___ of the century they made overshoes to ___11___ their feet dry. Then a certain Mr Mackintosh ___12___ coats of cloth which were ___13___ with rubber. Today Mackintosh raincoats are still ___14___ after him. But these first rubber shoes ___15___ raincoats were unpleasantly soft and sticky in ___16___. They were also stiff and very ___17___ in winter. They were like wax(蜡) although they ___18___ a bit stronger. But the rubber ___19___ use today has been improved. It is ___20___ sticky but soft and elastic(弹性的) and strong enough for any season. 1. A. talked B. heard C. seen D. known 2. A. has B. was C. may D. will 3. A. rubber B. apple C. orange D. oak 4. A. from B. through C. out D. up 5. A. raincoat B. shoes C. border D. mass 6. A. hard B. fast C. stubborn D. soft 7. A. important B. impossible C. possible D. uncertain 8. A. made B. found C. wrote D. neglected 9. A. finding B. keeping C. making D. pouring 10. A. kind B. part C. sort D. halves 11. A. clean B. clear C. keep D. prevent 12. A. made B. found C. appeared D. gave 13. A. full B. like C. lined D. applied 14. A. looked B. named C. made D. searched 15. A. or B. and C. with D. but 16. A. today B. summer C. winter D. rain 17. A. soft B. sticky C. elastic D. cold 18. A. felt B. made C. needed D. produced 19. A. Mr Mackintosh B. the Peruvians C. we D. is 20. A. also B. always C. neither D. not |
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself ——words. Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing(退回) to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads. To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined(预先确定的) speeD.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization(默读)practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speeD.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training, now it is an excellent 1,28 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time. 1. A.applyingB.doing C.offering D.getting 2. A.quickly B.easily C.roughly D.decidedly 3. A.good B.curious C.poor D.urgent 4. A.training B.habits C.situations D.custom 5. A.lies B.combines C.touches D.involves 6. A.some B.a lot C.little D.dull 7. A.Fortunately B.In fact C.Logically D.Unfortunately 8. A.reuse B.reread C.rewrite D.recite 9. A.what B.which C.thatD.if 10.A.scales B.cutsC.slows D.measures 11.A.some one B.one C.he D.reader 12.A.accelerator B.actor C.amplifierD.observer 13.A.then B.as C.beyond D.than 14.A.enablingB.leading C.making D.indicating 15.A.meaningB.comprehensionC.gist D.regression 16.A.but B.nor C.or D.for 17.A.our B.your C.their D.such a 18.A.Look at B.Take C.Make D.Consider 19.A.for B.in C.after D.before 20.A.master B.go over C.present D.get through |
The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs. This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs. “The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Cirinna, the councilor (议员)behind the new law. “It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attention,” she told a Rome newspaper. The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind. “Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve our respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules. The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day. The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tails to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks. 小题1:The new law passed in Rome will ________.A.help improve fishing environment | B.guarantee better conditions for goldfish | C.stop people from catching goldfish | D.discourage keeping goldfish at home | 小题2:People in Rome believe that the civilization of a city can be judged by its ________.A.exchanges with other cities | B.protection for ancient ruins | C.awareness of animal protection | D.recognition of animal lovers | 小题3:The underlined word “compassion” in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to ________.A.pity | B.praise | C.support | D.popularity | 小题4:People may break the law in Turin if they ________.A.keep their dogs or cats in cars | B.feed homeless animals in car parks | C.raise their cats near ancient ruins | D.shut their dogs home all day long |
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A new study shows one of the largest glaciers①in Greenland is becoming smaller and speeding to the sea faster than scientists expected. If it continues, Greenland itself could become much smaller during this century and global seas could rise as much as 3 feet. The rates②of change that we’re noticing are much higher than expected. If these rates continue, it is not unlikely that Greenland could shrink③by several tens of percent this century. However, it’s not known how quickly this coastal response of the Greenland ice sheet melting will have an effect on the vast inland ice. Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering an area more than three times the size of Texas. Some 81 percent of it is covered by ice, and there are many glaciers. Glaciers are like slow-moving rivers of ice. Where a glacier meets the sea, its weight keeps it firmly resting on the bottom. A glacier’s front is the point where the water is deep enough that the glacier floats. Since the 1970s, the front of Helheim stayed in the same place. Then it began melting rapidly, moving back 4.5 miles from 2001 through this past summer. It has also grown thinner, from top to bottom, by more than 130 feet since 2001. And over these past four years, its trip to the sea has sped up from about 70 feet per day to nearly 110. The melting is driven by a warmer climate. Temperatures in Greenland have risen more than five degrees Fahrenheit in the last decade. Since most of Greenland’s ice is on land, seas will rise as the ice melts. If all Greenland’s ice sheet melted, oceans would be 15-20 feet higher. Nobody expects that to happen anytime soon. Notes: ① glacier n. 冰川 ② rate n. 比率 ③ shrink v. 缩小 1. Which of the following about the glaciers is TRUE? A. Glaciers only lie in Greenland. B. Water in glaciers is more than sea water. C. Glaciers sometimes float on the water. D. Glaciers can increase the water level of lakes. 2. According to the text, we know that Greenland ______. A. belongs to Canada B. is the largest island in North America C. is all covered with glaciers D. is sinking under the sea level 3. Which of the following may be the result of the disappearing of Greenland glaciers? A. the climate of the world will be warmer. B. the glaciers in other area will be bigger. C. It will be easy for explorers to visit the island. D. Some coastal cities may be under the sea. |
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