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I come from a city on the United States’east coast. It’s a ten-hour flight for me to get home from Shanghai. When I got off the plane, I took photos of the blue sky and white clouds along the way. After two weeks, I returned to Shanghai. Much to my surprise, the blue sky in Shanghai that I liked before was not as blue as that in the US. I couldn’t help wondering what had happened.
A few days later, I went to tour Waitan (a famous tourist attraction in Shanghai) by the Huangpu River with some of my friends. There we saw five Ferrari sports cars by the side of the road. The red and yellow cars looked so nice that everyone was looking at them. However, when I turned my head, I noticed the sky over Waitan, I was shocked to find that the buildings in the Lujiazui area on the other side of Huangpu River could hardly be seen. It was then that I realized that Ferrari cars could be bought with money, but a blue sky couldn’t.
Shanghai is an important economic (经济的) and trade center in China. It has made great contributions (贡献) to the whole nation’s economic development. However, we need to protect the environment during economic growth. Pollution is poisoning our air and our rivers. Without clean air and rivers, how will people be able to survive?
小题1:The author mentioned the Ferrari sports cars in order to _______.| A．tell us that Shanghai is a developed city | | B．ask us to stop driving sports cars | | C．tell us how much people like cars | | D．focus our attention on air pollution |
小题2:What can we learn about the author?| A．He comes from Shanghai. | | B．He likes to visit different places. | | C．He wants to buy a Ferrari sports car. | | D．He is socially responsible (责任). |
小题3:Who might be interested in this passage?| A．Those who love Ferrari sports cars. | | B．Those who care about the environment. | | C．Those who want to travel in Shanghai. | | D．Those who like to take photos. |
小题4:What is the best title for this passage?| A．Money Can Buy Ferraris, But Not a Blue Sky | | B．Where People Should Live | | C．Different Opinions on Cars | | D．Different Places Have Different Skies |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A |
解析
试题分析：文章通过在上海看到空气的污染，联想到一系列的环境问题。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：It was then that I realized that Ferrari cars could be bought with money, but a blue sky couldn’t.可知作者提到法拉利跑车是让大家关注到空气污染。选D。
小题2:推理题：从最后一段可以看出作者是很有社会责任感的，选D
小题3:推理题：文章从关注环境出发，讲了环境的重要性，关注环境的人应该感兴趣。选B
小题4:主旨题：题目的选择既要能归纳主旨，也要能吸引读者，A符合。
点评：本文有很强的实用性，对学生提高环保意识很有帮助，同时注意对文章细节的理解和把握。 |
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You will spend hours at the gym training your body, but do you ever think about training your brain? Here are four ways to keep your brain mentally (脑力上地) active and healthy.
Play games
Your brain is a muscle just like the ones in the rest of your body. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. For example, doing a crossword puzzle (纵横填字游戏) once a day is a good way to give the brain the exercise it needs. This kind of puzzle is good at training different areas of the brain. But remember that when doing this puzzle, you should gradually increase the complexity (复杂度); otherwise, it will become repetitive (重复乏味的) and stop being mentally challenging.
Talk aloud
Although it might sound strange to you, talking aloud is a great way to boost your memory. A good exercise to try is counting to 99 in threes as fast as you can.
Be a team leader
If you find you can do your work very easily, you should find a new task. It is important that your job should be mentally challenging. Complex jobs are often more challenging and make the brain work a little harder.
Learn a language
A study found that, compared with those who could speak only one language, the people who could speak two languages had a slower rate of cognitive (认知能力) decrease. Learning a new language is very challenging and it makes sure that different areas of the brain have their lights on.
小题1:What is the main idea of this passage?| A．Why you should train your brain. | | B．How to be a good team leader. | | C．Training the brain is more important than training the body. | | D．How to make your brain healthy and work actively. |
小题2:Which word can replace the word "boost" in the third paragraph?| A．Change. | B．Promote. | C．Decrease. | D．Lose. |
小题3:We should gradually increase the complexity when doing crossword puzzles because ______.| A．if we don’t use our brain, we will lose it | | B．we should make our brain face different challenges | | C．our brain is a muscle like other parts in our bodies | | D．these puzzles can work on different areas of the brain |
小题4:Which group of people have a slower rate of cognitive decrease?| A．Those who don’t often do crossword puzzles. | | B．Those who don’t often count to 99 in threes. | | C．Those who do their work very easily. | | D．Those who can speak more than one language. |
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Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers．They use robotic systems to milk their cows．Cows are trained to follow a series of paths that lead to milking stations．Only one cow at a time can enter a station．
Once inside，the cow is rewarded with food．As the cow eats，a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine．A few minutes later，milking is complete．The gate is opened，the cow is released and the next cow enters．
The robotic systems are designed to operate 24 hours a day．The cows get to decide when they want to be milked．Cows are milked an average of about three times a day．Some are milked four to six times a day．
The cows wear collars around their necks that identify them to the system．A computer keeps records on their eating and milking．A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked．
The automated system also measures the temperature and color of freshly produced milk．Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the tests．
Professor Plaut believes the systems will appeal（吸引） especially to the next generation of farmers．She means young people who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm．Still，she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use．
Doug and Tina Suhr have more than 100 cows on their family farm．Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system．A recent story in a local agricultural newspaper said the first robot cost 175 000 dollars．The second cost 150 000．
Doug told AgriNews that wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot．He says the increase in milk production reaches a high of more than six kilograms per cow per day．
小题1:From the first paragraph，we can infer________．| A．the robotic system is designed to reduce labor | | B．cows can be raised by robots in the future | | C．robots direct cows into milking stations | | D．cows are kept clean by robots on some farms |
小题2:Besides milking cows，the robotic system also can______．| A．adjust the temperature of milking stations | | B．judge the quality of fresh milk | | C．improve the appetite of cows | | D．keep fresh milk for two weeks |
小题3:Why is the robotic system not popular now?| A．Because young people have no interest in it． | | B．Because it is difficult to learn how to use it． | | C．Because people can’t afford to buy it． | | D．Because it usually causes the waste of milk． |
小题4:According to Doug，what is the wage of an employee?| A．150 000～170 000． | B．750 000． | | C．150 000～30 000． | D．30 000—32 000 |
小题5:The best title for the passage may be_________．| A．Letting robot milk your cow | B．Milking cows by hand | | C．Improving the quality of milk | D．Drinking fresh milk every day |
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Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers --- Survey
LONDON (Reuters) ----- Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers" unhappiness and more sick leave, a survey showed on Wednesday.
A survey carried out by caro4free.net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of the computer equipment.
"We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It"s certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way," White added.
A quarter of these using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job compared to the percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology.
The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use old computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent.
Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men.
White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment can also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction. There is no question about it; but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction."
小题1:The underlined word "this" (paragraph 3) refers to ______. | A．workplace dissatisfaction | B．computer use in most jobs | | C．the aging off office computers | D．the survey by care4@ free. net |
小题2:How many office workers use old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction? 小题3:According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers? | A．Most office workers use old computers. | | B．They do some of their work with computers. | | C．Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety. | | D．They are easier to be satisfied with new technology. |
小题4:What is the subject of the news story? | A．Poor working conditions in offices | | B．Research work of the Work Foundation | | C．Influence of technology in the workplace. | | D．Different attitudes to old computers. |
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EAT YOUR VEGETABLES. Wash your hands. Always say "please" and "thank you ".We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how to manage their money.Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives：
Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she"s 65,she would have $980,983!
Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.
Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.
Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. "For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot, "says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.
Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined(缠结在一起), says Eilleen Gallo, co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don"t want to buy it. "You might say, "I"d rather save that money for your education,"" advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don"t spend money, you have a chance to share your values.
小题1:The writer gives some basics to help ____ in a proper way.| A．parents teach their children how to deal with money | | B．children follow their parents "instructions | | C．children manage their money | | D．parents save their money |
小题2:The underlined word "incentive" in paragraph 6 means ____.| A．honor | B．praise | C．excitement | D．encouragement |
小题3:What leads the writer to write this article?
A. Parents want to know how to educate their children.
B. He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.
C .He thinks money management the most important for children.
D. Parents care little about their children"s management of money. |
“The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，combined with the rising cost of tuition，it’s killing these students，”said Peter Jason，a college professor．“Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America．Almost half of them have at least one part-time job．In fact，one of my students has three jobs．And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time.”
Textbook prices are traditionally high．Adding to that problem，many college teachers change textbooks year after year；they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook．This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook，that book has no resale value．
Dr．Jason decided to make lire a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking．“Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs，lots of color photographs and pictures．I talked to my students，and many of them，like me，prefer to keep things simple! So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook．Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，$30 instead of $90．When I wrote a second edition last year，students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7．00，they had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students．Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it．”
小题1:What did Dr. Jason say about students at college?| A．They are short of money． | B．They need better textbooks | | C．They should do part-time jobs． | D．They are trying to get high scores． |
小题2:What did Dr．Jason decide to do to help the students?| A．To choose cheaper textbooks． | B．To write a textbook himself． | | C．To speak to his students. | D．To use old textbooks． |
小题3:How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost?| A．About 7 dollars. | B．About 30 dollars. | | C．About 37 dollars． | D．About 90 dollars． |
小题4:Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?| A．Dr Jason"s textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures. | | B．More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks． | | C．Dr．Jason teaches public speaking at a college． | | D．Dr-Jason’s textbook is not well received． |
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