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Inland waters may be grouped into two general classes: standing waters and flowing waters. As is often the case, the boundary between these two classes is not sharp and clear. A pond is an example of standing water. But most ponds are fed by springs or brooks and most have an outlet. Thus some current of changing water flows through them. On the other hand, a river is an example of flowing water. In some places, however, a river may have such a slow current that it is very difficult to detect.
Standing inland waters differ in size, in age, and in many abiotic environmental characteristics. They range in size from roadside puddles to the Caspian Sea. Puddles may last for only a few days or weeks; ponds, for a few hundred to a thousand years. In general, lakes are older, though the waters of some tropical “lakes” disappear completely during each dry season. Standing waters vary from very shallow to very deep, from clear to muddy, from fresh to salty.
In flowing waters we roughly distinguish between brooks, creeks, and rivers. The size and age of flowing waters are unimportant. Speed of flow, clearness, oxygen content, and other chemical characteristics are used by scientists in studying flowing-water ecosystems.
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following characteristics of flowing waters is unimportant?

A．Clarity.

B．Size.

C．Speed of flow.

D．Oxygen content.

小题2:The word “abiotic” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by ______.

A．nonliving

B．living

C．coastal

D．inland

小题3:Which of the following statements is true?

A．Usually the water in a river flows into a pond.

B．Scientists only study flowing-water ecosystems.

C．Usually ponds last much longer than puddles.

D．The Caspian Sea is considered as an example of flowing water.

小题4:From this passage we may know that the distinction between standing waters and flowing waters ______.

A．depends on how people name the waters

B．is clear

C．depends on the seasons

D．is hard to make

小题5:This passage mainly tells us that ______.

A．there are two major classes of inland waters

B．lakes and rivers are flowing waters

C．age and size of flowing waters are important

D．ponds and brooks are standing waters

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A

解析

试题分析：文章介绍了内陆有两大水域，静止的水域和流动的水域，具体介绍了它们不同，但是确切的区分二者还是很难的。
小题1:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：The size and age of flowing waters are unimportant.可知流动的水的大小是不重要的，选B
小题2:猜词题：从文章第二段的句子：Standing inland waters differ in size, in age, and in many abiotic environmental characteristics.因为是静止的内陆水域，可知“abiotic” 是“无生命的”，选A
小题3:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：Puddles may last for only a few days or weeks; ponds, for a few hundred to a thousand years. 可知水池比水坑持续时间长，选C
小题4:细节题：从第一段的句子：Inland waters may be grouped into two general classes: standing waters and flowing waters. As is often the case, the boundary between these two classes is not sharp and clear. 可知静止的水和流动的水很难界定，选D
小题5:主旨题：从全篇文章和第一段的句子：可知这篇文章讲的是内陆有两大水域，选A

举一反三

When, after a year of being alone on his island, Robinson Crusoe sees a footprint in the sand, the reader of Robinson Crusoe trembles. Will Crusoe find another human being to end his loneliness? Is the footprint the sign of an enemy? Since 1719, when Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, thousands of people who enjoy English novels have thrilled to this great adventure story. But few know how the story came to be written. Robinson Crusoe was the first English novel. Its birth brought together the misadventures of a Scotch “failure” and the untapped imagination of an aging English scribbler.
Near the end of the Seventeenth Century, the hot-tempered Alexander Selkirk was charged with bad conduct while in church. Rather than face this charge, he ran away to sea. Several years later, Selkirk found himself on the ship of an English privateer. The privateer was preying on Spanish shipping. But Selkirk quarreled bitterly with the Captain. So, when the ship came to the island of Juan Femandez in the South Seas, Selkirk asked to be put ashore. When he saw that there were no people on the island, he begged to be taken back on board. But the Captain refused—Selkirk had gone too far. Over four years later, Selkirk was rescued by another ship.
When Selkirk got back to England, the story of his life on the island fired the imagination of Daniel Defoe. Defoe had been earning a living by his pen since he was thirty. He was amazingly hard-working. He wrote a whole newspaper three times a week. He also made part of his living from politics. He supported both political parties. He told each party that it had his sole support.

小题1:Alexander Selkirk spent four years on a desert island because .

A．he sought adventure

B．he was hot-tempered

C．he was afraid to face charges

D．his ship was wrecked

小题2:Daniel Defoe .

A．made his living as a writer

B．got his start as a writer with the writing of Robinson Crusoe

C．was very “straight”-he was hardworking and honest

D．had little power of imagination, but succeeded with his novel because he worked hard

小题3:This passage is mainly about .

A．how Alexander Selkirk was able to survive on the island.

B．why people enjoy English novels

C．what the footprint in the sand meant

D．how Robinson Crusoe came to be written

小题4:According to this passage , which of the following statements is not true?

A．Robinson Crusoe was a successful novel.

B．Even if Alexander Selkirk had not lived on the island of Juan Femande, Robinson Crusoe would still have been written.

C．Daniel Defoe lived partly by hard work and partly by his “ wits ”.

D．With the writing of Robinson Crusoe , the English novel was born.

小题5:The author’s attitude towards Daniel Defoe is .

A．critical

B．supporting

C．both A and B

D．opposing

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Here’s a movie—a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entire family.
With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packed storyline, Robots is the best animated film (动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is that good.
Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor.
But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear).
Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plans to reduce half of Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare parts they need to survive.
Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?”
Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles—including Robin Williams as the cowardly" (胆小的）Fender (“I’m made of a metal called Afraidium”)—Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld (Mel Brooks), and convince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans.
The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that"s gone into creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps.
Also terrific are the special effects. This might be an animated movie but at times you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film.
Of course, there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline (see Shark Tale, for example).
But Robots grips (扣人心弦) right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores.
My only complaints are with Williams who, as usual，has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry) that doesn’t go anywhere.
Complains aside, this is a mechanical marvel that’ll have you bolted firmly to your seat.
BEST QUOTE(引述): Fender: “Even though you had a discouraging day, just remember there’s another one coming tomorrow.”
BEST BIT: Check out those amazing images.
WORST BIT: Robin Williams, character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine.
IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story... YOU’LL LIKE THIS.
小题1:This piece of writing is a _______.

A．commercial advertisement	B．film review
C．movie poster	D．literary essay

小题2:The cast of Robots is made up of all the following actors or actresses EXCEPT _______.

A．Ewan McGregor	B．Robin Williams
C．Britney Spears	D．Halle Berry

小题3:What is Shark Tale an example of?

A．A great cast.	B．A poor plot.
C．Special effects.	D．Clumsy animation.

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Below is an entry taken from an English dictionary．

小题1:“Be careful not to scratch the furniture" most probably means “Be careful not to ”．

A．remove any marks	B．damage its surface
C．make any noises	D．change its position

小题2:The word "scratch" in "Some drawings had been scratched on the back of the door" has the same meaning as in“ ”．

A．We scratched some of the dirt away

B．The car"s paintwork is badly scratched

C．The dog; kept scratching at the door to go out．

D．They scratched lines in the dirt to make marks

小题3:“She．had scratched because of a knee injury" might imply that “She couldn"t ．

A．take part in a race	B．cancel a prepared activity"
C．make a living af6ne	D．make enough money

小题4:When the French girl says "I learned German from scratch iii six months she means she ．

A．had previously well prepared

B．was unsatisfied with her German

C．knew no German before that

D．found few materials available

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The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs（坟墓）to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures. The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It is located on the west bank of Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top.
The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it. On the top they built a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun. Near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid of the Moon.
小题1:In ancient Egypt pyramids were built .

A．for visitors to see	B．for kings to live in
C．as the kings’ tombs	D．for king Khufu

小题2:All the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank, because in ancient Egypt people thought

A．they died in the west

B．the sun sets in the west

C．the end of their lives was like the setting of the sun

D．they would go to the west after death

小题3:Which of the following is Wrong?

A．The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs only to hold treasures.

B．The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life.

C．The biggest pyramid in Mexico is nearly 2000 years old.

D．Near the Pyramid of the Sun, there is the Pyramid of the Moon.

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There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.
He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him. "Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, "Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered."
Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.
The letter said, "Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces!"
No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.
小题1:Before the man had the accident, he ________.

A．had toured around the world

B．had visited local prisons

C．had tried doing exercise to recover himself

D．had been friends with the prison minister

小题2:In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to ________.

A．receive the school education

B．write to other people who needs encouragement

C．meet the people who are depressed

D．help other people lost arms and legs

小题3:According to the prison minister, ________.

A．the man was not allowed to write to the prisoners

B．the man couldn’t go to see the prisoners himself

C．the prisoners were not allowed to answer the letters

D．he was not sure if the prisoners liked receiving the letters

小题4:From the officer’s short note we are told that ________.

A．the man would be offered free paper to write letters on

B．some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his letters

C．the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man

D．his letters were very popular among the prisoners

小题5:What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Stories about a humorous Person

B．Popularity of Special Letters

C．Special letters of Encouragement

D．Relationship between writers and prisoners

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