In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinnin
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In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister-city relationship.
The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.
Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.
Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!
Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin towns in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan(巴尔干半岛的) country!
Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skill, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.
小题1:Which is the best title for the passage?| A．Town Twinning | | B．Friendly Towns | | C．Exchanging Teachers and Students | | D．Peace and Understanding |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps. | | B．Twin towns exchange business skill. | | C．Schools in twin towns exchange classes for a period of time. | | D．Ordinary people travel to the twin town. |
小题3:Twin towns develop ____________.| A．between European countries and China | | B．in the English-speaking countries only | | C．in the same country | | D．between different countries |
小题4:How many countries are mentioned in this passage?小题5:One of the advantages of town twinning is to ________. | A．earn more money | | B．set up schools | | C．improve students’ language skills | | D．develop industry and agriculture |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:C |
解析
文章讲述的是城市结谊的内容和相关的信息以及带来的好处。
小题1:主旨大意题，根据第一段可知，该文章主要讲的就是城市结谊。
小题2:事实细节题，根据文章第二三四段可知，B项内容没有涉及到
小题3:事实细节题，根据第一段In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister-city relationship可知，这是指不同国家的镇之间形成的关系
小题4:事实细节题，跟第三段和第五段内容可知，共四个国家被提及。
小题5:事实细节题，根据最后一段It helps students improve their language skill, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations可知。 |
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During the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.
In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.
All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.
小题1:The main purpose of this announcement is to ________.| A．tell students of important schedule changes | | B．show the excellent services for students | | C．tell students of new bus and library services | | D．ask students to renew their library cards |
小题2:At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?| A．8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 | B．8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 | | C．8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 | D．8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30 |
小题3:Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ________.| A．they are not to be announced | B．the full list is not ready | | C．they are hard to arrange | D．the full list is too long |
小题4: In the summer holidays, the library will have __________.| A．no special hours | | B．special hours on weekdays | | C．special hours on weekends | | D．special hours both on weekdays and weekends |
小题5:We may infer that during the summer holidays ________.| A．The library will continue its usual hours on weekdays | | B．students will stay in the university | | C．there will be a concert or film once a week | | D．no breakfast will be served on weekends |
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Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised (组成) mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(变化无常的) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems — both legal and educational — for already overburdened（负担过重的）urban school administrators and teachers.
Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis, But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly.
One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.
Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.
小题1: It is implied in the first paragraph that ____.| A．the writer himself is homeless, even in his eighties | | B．many older homeless residents are going on strike in 25 cities | | C．there is a serious shortage of academic facilities (设施). | | D．homeless children are denied the opportunity of receiving free education |
小题2: The National Coalition for the homeless believes that the number of homeless children is _____.| A．350,000 | | B．1,500,000 | | C．440,000 | | D．110,000 |
小题3: One part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate. The reason might well be ____.| A．the homeless children are too young to be counted as children | | B．the homeless population is growing rapidly | | C．the homeless children usually stay outside school | | D．some homeless children are deserted by their families |
小题4: The McKinney Act is mentioned in this passage in order to show that ___.| A．the educational problems of homeless children are being recognized | | B．the estimates on homeless children are hard to determine | | C．the address of grade-school children should be located | | D．all homeless people are entitled（有权利的） to free education |
小题5: The passage mainly deals with ____.| A．the legal problems of the homeless children | | B．the educational problems of homeless children | | C．the social status of older males | | D．estimates on the homeless population |
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A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would 21 the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for 22 sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so 23 that she forget to deliver him the 24 . As a result, the passenger was 25 to take his medicine. She hurried over to him 26 a cup of water, but to her surprise he 27 it.
In the following hours on the 28 , each time the air hostess passed by the 29 , she would ask him with a 30 whether he needed help or not. But the passenger 31 paid attention to her words.
When he was going to get 32 the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to 33 him the passenger’s booklet(意见簿). She was very 34 . She knew that he would write down 35 words, which might result in the loss of her job. 36 with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she 37 the booklet and cracked a smile, 38 the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times 39 . How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s 40 ! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
| 小题1: | | A．take | B．bring | C．carry | D．hold |
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| 小题2: | | A．food | B．drink | C．service | D．medicine |
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| 小题3: | | A．tired | B．silent | C．calm | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．water | B．help | C．milk | D．warning |
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| 小题5: | | A．held on | B．held up | C．held out | D．held down |
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| 小题7: | | A．refused | B．accepted | C．liked | D．hated |
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| 小题8: | | A．seat | B．air | C．floor | D．flight |
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| 小题9: | | A．customer | B．passenger | C．guest | D．visitor |
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| 小题10: | | A．glance | B．look | C．smile | D．cry |
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| 小题11: | | A．never | B．often | C．always | D．seldom |
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| 小题13: | | A．hand | B．take | C．throw | D．lend |
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| 小题14: | | A．glad | B．angry | C．curious | D．sad |
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| 小题15: | | A．important | B．sharp | C．polite | D．nice |
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| 小题17: | | A．hid | B．tore | C．opened | D．closed |
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| 小题19: | | A．in all | B．above all | C．or else | D．or so |
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| 小题20: | | A．wrong | B．wonderful | C．impossible | D．right |
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The day was Thankful Thursday, our “ regular day” of service. It’s a __36__tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. On this __37__ Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do.
__38__ along a busy road, we prayed for guidance in search of __39__our weekly Act of Kindness. My girls were__40__, and started shouting “ McDonald’s” . Suddenly I realized that almost every crossing I__41__ was occupied by a beggar, and then it hit me! All these beggars must be hungry. Perfect! We were going to buy__42__for them.
It was a great way to__43__. The Act of Kindness was anonymous(匿名的)，and we loved what we saw in the back view mirror: a__44__and delighted person holding up his lunch bag and just looking at us__45__we drove off.
We had come to the end of our “ route” where there was a small woman standing there, asking for__46__. We handed her our final lunch bag, and then made a U-turn to head back in the opposite direction for home. Unfortunately, the light stopped us. I was __47__and didn’t know quite how to behave.
“No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” the woman said with__48__. I replied, “Well, I’m glad that we were the first one.”__49__ uneasy , and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, “So, when do you think you’ll eat your lunch?”
“Oh honey, I’m not going to__50__this lunch.” I was confused , and she continued , “I have a little girl of my own at home and she just __51__ McDonald’s , but I can never buy it for her because I just don’t have the __52__ . You know what… tonight she is going to have McDonald’s !”
So many times I had__53__whether our Acts of Kindness were too small or insignificant to really__54__any difference . Yet in that moment, I recognized the__55__of Mother Teresa’s words, “We cannot do great things---only small things with great love.”
| 小题1: | | A．weekly | B．monthly | C．yearly | D．daily |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．particular | C．ordinary | D．usual |
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| 小题3: | | A．Walking | B．Running | C．Driving | D．Wandering |
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| 小题4: | | A．finding | B．meeting | C．realizing | D．fulfilling |
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| 小题5: | | A．hungry | B．tired | C．puzzled | D．bored |
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| 小题6: | | A．talked about | B．passed through | C．turned down | D．picked up |
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| 小题7: | | A．bread | B．cloth | C．lunch | D．water |
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| 小题8: | | A．receive | B．beg | C．present | D．give |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprised | B．troubled | C．pleased | D．moved |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．as | C．but | D．otherwise |
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| 小题11: | | A．trouble | B．invitation | C．change | D．advice |
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| 小题12: | | A．worried | B．frightened | C．feared | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题13: | | A．amazement | B．excitement | C．enjoyment | D．disappointment |
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| 小题14: | | A．Keeping | B．Feeling | C．Sounding | D．Seeming |
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| 小题15: | | A．accept | B．refuse | C．eat | D．share |
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| 小题16: | | A．dislikes | B．prefers | C．sells | D．loves |
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| 小题17: | | A．money | B．courage | C．honour | D．choice |
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| 小题18: | | A．considered | B．questioned | C．determined | D．imagined |
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| 小题19: | | A．make | B．keep | C．determine | D．promote |
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| 小题20: | | A．importance | B．value | C．structure | D．truth |
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To many basketball fans in Taiwan, the William Jones Cup or the Basketball Association may be their sweetest memory. But if you ask them, “What’s the hottest basketball event now?” There is the only answer: HBL, the High School Basketball League.
Founded in 1988, the HBLwas at first just a high school basketball tournament. After the Taipei School Sport Federation took charge in 1996 and renamed it HBL, everything changed. The Federation decided to co-operated with Nike, the well-known sportswear manufacturer, and use its experience in marketing to promote the game.
The HBL started with 129 teams; today there are more than 250. no longer just of interest to the players, it’s now Taiwan’s biggest basketball event. Fellow students, alumni (男毕业生，男校友), and sports fans all over Taiwan cheer for their favorite teams. At last year’s finals, Taipei and Kaohsiung mayors came to cheer for their teams.
The HBL starts in September with qualifying and preliminary(预备的，初步的) rounds and continues through April of the following year, when the finals are held. Broadcasting the games on television has helped make the HBL a wildly popular event. It’s become the place to spot young basketball talent. Today’s HBL players are tomorrow’s professionals.
Recent HBL tournaments have been very competitive, with no one school taking the advantage. This wide-open quality of the tournament makes it more exciting. Everyone wants to see how this year’s games will come out. HBL fever just keeps getting hotter.
小题1:What is the hottest event in the eyes of most basketball fans in Taiwan?| A．HBL | B．The William Jones Cup | | C．The Basketball Association | D．NBA |
小题2:What was it that helped to make the High School Basketball League wildly popular to the public?| A．The co-operation with Nike, the well-known sportswear manufacturer. | | B．Broadcasting the games on television. | | C．Taipei and Kaohsiung mayors’ coming to cheer for their teams at last year’s finals. | | D．Many tomorrow’s professionals’ joining. |
小题3:Why does the writer say“Recent HBL tournaments have been very competitive”?| A．Because there isn’t a school taking the advantage. | | B．Because HBL fever just keeps getting hotter. | | C．Because it’s become the place to spot young basketball talent. | | D．Because the Taipei School Sport Federation took charge of it. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Today’s Players---Tomorrow’s Professionals | | B．The High School Basketball League of Taiwan | | C．The Basketball Fans in Taiwan | | D．HBL Fever---Just Keeping Getting Hotter |
小题5:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．At first, the HBL was no more than a high school football ball tournament. | | B．It was the successful co-operation with Nike, the well-known sportswear manufacturer that changed everything of HBL. | | C．Many of the mayors came to cheer for their teams during the event. | | D．Everyone wants to see how the teams will come out to take part in the games. |
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