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Most summer camps for teens center around sports, or music and arts, or just for

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Most summer camps for teens center around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun. But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what its like to be a firefighter.
This is not a typical summer camp. But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it."Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don"t get to do," she said.
Michelle and eight other teenage girls are participating in the three-day camp offered by the Arlington County Fire Department located just outside of Washington.
“The purpose is to try to get young women interested in considering the fire service as a career” said firefighter Clare Burley, who is in charge of the program.
The free of charge, overnight camp is designed to let the girls experience what firefighters do in the line of duty to protect the community.
They take classes and learn how to climb the ladder on a fire truck, operate emergency tools and rescue on injured person. They also do their share of cleaning the firehouse and the equipment Firefighting is still a male-dominated (男性主导) service. Clare joined the department seven years ago, saying "We do everything that the guys do to the same standarD.We are tested to the same standarD.We are expected to operate at the same standard."
Most of the girls say they had never thought about becoming a firefighter, but the camp was a great learning experience.
"I think it is definitely not a job that only men can do. Women can do it just as well as men can," said Michelle Pawlaw.
"I think I can help other people if they need help and know what to do in case I am at a fire myself," said Kayla Ehrlich.
"I think it"s fantastic; I could consider taking it as a career some day." said Monica Bartorsh.
And, the girls say, by spending three days together, they also made new friends and had a lot of fun.
小题1:____might become a firefighter in the future.
A.MonicaB.Kayla
C.MichelleD.Clare
小题2:What can be inferred from the text?
A.The camp offers classes on curing the injured
B.Teenage girls will become volunteer firefighters
C.Women can perform as well as men in firefighting
D.Firefighting will soon be a female-dominated service
小题3:What do we know about Clare Burley from the passage?
A.She has served the department for 7 years
B.She doesn"t like her career as a firefighter
C.She is the designer of the camp program
D.She does better in firefighting than men
小题4:The purpose of the text is____.
A.to attract more campers
B.to introduce a new type of camp
C.to praise women firefighters
D.to gain support from government

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析

试题分析:本文是一篇报道。文章向读者介绍一种特殊的体会消防的野营。
小题1:A考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二句"I think it"s fantastic; I could consider taking it as a career some day." said Monica Bartorsh.可知,Monica有朝一日可能把消防当做自己的职业。故选A。
小题2:C考查细节理解。根据文章中的"I think it is definitely not a job that only men can do. Women can do it just as well as men can," said Michelle Pawlaw可知,妇女能和男人一样做好消防工作。故选C。
小题3:A考查细节理解。根据文章中的Clare joined the department seven years ago, saying "We do everything that the guys do to the same standard可知,Clare是在7年前参加消防部门的。所以A正确。
小题4:B考查作者的写作目的。根据文章第一段中的第二句话But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what its like to be a firefighter可知,作者的目的是为了给读者介绍一种特殊的体会消防的野营。故选B。
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The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a   11   that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are popular with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to   12    their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would not be cool.
The    13    kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great    14   skills, not popular with the opposite sex and they are    15   at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus (微积分) , they are watching shows like the “X Files”. They are known as the geeks.
But the geeks are taking over. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and    16    your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations. They   17   good degrees, though they might not be too popular at university.
The most important   18   of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates    19   others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a    20    of their own to work and play in, making them a global force.    21  , the effect of the geeks on popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be    22  . Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you    23   is more important than what you look like.
But there are also    24  . Geeks were often bullied (欺侮) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your    25  . Perhaps it is time for punishment.
小题1:
A.timeB.divisionC.groupD.part
小题2:
A.showB.actC.copyD.represent
小题3:
A.uncoolB.unimportantC.cleverD.strange
小题4:
A.personalB.attractiveC.experimentalD.social
小题5:
A.tastelessB.carelessC.hopelessD.helpless
小题6:
A.introduceB.bringC.preferD.add
小题7:
A.scoreB.lackC.takeD.save
小题8:
A.discoveryB.industryC.progressD.improvement
小题9:
A.exciteB.discourageC.demandD.promise
小题10:
A.worldB.challengeC.chanceD.heaven
小题11:
A.HoweverB.Therefore C.StillD.Besides
小题12:
A.imaginativeB.uncoolC.attractiveD.cool
小题13:
A.rememberB.understandC.receiveD.know
小题14:
A.dangersB.questionsC.possibilitiesD.wonders
小题15:
A.secretaryB.traineeC.friendD.boss

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Winning the lottery (彩票) is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners. Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that"s why some financial experts say "70 percent of lottery winners will squander away (乱花) winning within a few years." Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse.
Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer. When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life. But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations. When Schenk died in 2007, he"d only received one payment of $34,000.
Another lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell, Jr. killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997.He"d spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away, but he didn"t end me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money.
Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes. Many suffer bankruptcy (***) after the big jackpot (头奖) is spent and given away, including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006.
The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don"t tell the stories of all jackpot winners.
小题1:What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.Most lottery winners use up money quickly.
B.Most lottery winners don"t really end up well.
C.Winning lottery means relationships destroyed.
D.Financial experts are against the lottery industry.
小题2:Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?
A.He was diagnosed with lung cancer.
B.He was unwilling to give away his money.
C.They had to observe the official rules.
D.They didn"t want to disturb his peace.
小题3:The author supports his main idea by ____.
A.giving examples B.making comparisons
C.listing numbers D.listing reasons
小题4:In the following paragraph, the author will probably talk about_____.
A.advice given by financial experts
B.happy stories of the lottery winners
C.conclusion drawn by the author
D.regulations about lottery winning

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Historically, the term “fair trade” has meant many things. The Fair Trade League was  36   in Britain in 1881 to restrict  37  from foreign countries. In the United States, businesses and labor unions 38  “fair trade” laws to construct构建what economist Joseph Stiglitz calls “barriers to imports.” These so called “anti-dumping(反倾销)” laws allow a company that  39  a foreign one of selling a product below cost to request that the government charge收费special taxes to protect it from “unfair”  40  .
Such dark protectionist thoughts are far from the  41  of the organizers of the United Kingdom’s annual “Fairtrade Fortnight”. Their  42   aim is to raise the price paid to developing-country farmers for their 43  by cutting out the inflated profits虚抬利润of the middlemen on whom they  44  for getting their goods to distant markets. Fair-trade products  45  cocoa, coffee, tea, and bananas do not compete with domestic European production, and  46  do not have a protectionist motive(动机).
This is how it works: In  47  for being paid a guaranteed price and meeting “agreed labor and environmental standards” (minimum wages, no farm chemicals ), poor-country farming cooperatives(合作社) receive a FAIRTRADE mark for their products, given  48  by the FAIRTRADE Labeling Organization. This mark 49  supermarkets and other businesses to sell the products at a higher than  50   price . Third-world farmers get their income increased,  51  first-world consumers get to feel virtuous: a marriage made in heaven.
The fair-trade movement,  52  in the 1980’s, has been growing rapidly. In a significant breakthrough in 1997, the British House of Commons   53   to serve only fair-trade coffee. By the end of 2007, more than 600 producers’ organizations,   54  1.4 million farmers in 58 countries, were selling fair-trade products. Today, a quarter of all bananas in UK supermarkets are sold under a FAIRTRADE mark. But FAIRTRADE-labeled products still represent a very  55  share—typically less than 1%—of global sales of cocoa, tea, coffee, etc.
小题1:
A.discoveredB.foundedC.encouragedD.promoted
小题2:
A.importsB.exportsC.outputD.trade
小题3:
A.disobeyB.breakC.useD.study
小题4:
A.suspectsB.needsC.wantsD.advertises
小题5:
A.agreementB.contractC.gameD.competition
小题6:
A.worriesB.mindsC.commentsD.projects
小题7:
A.educationalB.politicalC.worthy高尚D.immediate
小题8:
A.favourB.benefitC.interestD.produce (n.农产品)
小题9:
A.dependB.spendC.lookD.apply
小题10:
A.asB.likeC.withD.for
小题11:
A.insteadB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.anyhow
小题12:
A.fearB.storeC.preparationD.exchange
小题13:
A.secretlyB.publiclyC.officiallyD.successfully
小题14:
A.urgesB.enablesC.ordersD.forces
小题15:
A.normalB.potentialC.lowestD.best
小题16:
A.whenB.whileC.asD.but
小题17:
A.launchedB.arrangedC.inventedD.developed
小题18:
A.wantedB.refusedC.hadD.decided
小题19:
A.tellingB.representingC.ChoosingD.receiving
小题20:
A.smallB.littleC.goodD.large

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As a leading safari(狩猎游)company in Kenya,Game-watchers has been recognized s the Tour Operator of 20 11 Kenya Travel Awards,and rewarded with some other international tour prizes in recent years.
Safari tours go to some of the best wildlife national parks and game parks in Africa, even the Masai Mara in Kenya.We are ready to offer a more personalized service,including staying in smaller safari eco-camps and providing high quality professional safari guides,plus 4x4 safari vehicles for game drives.We can also offer you the choice to fly straight into the wildlife areas,using light airplane,to avoid lengthy road journeys.
Here is a typical Tour Plan of Game-watchers(2 nights/3 days)

If you have any further questions, please contact us at www. Gamewatchers. com or call us at 0944-598-580.
小题1:According to the passage,Game-watchers is
A.a travel plan in Kenya’s best national parks
B.Kenya’s largest and best safari company
C.Kenya’s online travel company of game drives
D.a winner of many travel awards home and abroad
小题2:Which of the following is offered as an alternative means of transportation if you can’t wait to get into the wildlife areas?
A.4×4 safari vehicle.B.Plane
C.Walk.D.Bus
小题3:How many meals are offered in a typical Tour Plan of 2 nights/3days?
A.Nine.B.Eight
C.Seven.D.Six.
小题4:The author’s purpose of writing the passage is
A.to introduce the beautiful scenery of Kenya
B.to make an advertisement for a tour company
C.to inform tourists of the detailed tour information
D.to make people curious about the wild life in Kenya

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In just two months, the latest buzzword from the Internet, diaosi, has spread so much that it can be found everywhere—from online forums(论坛) to micro blogs. Many people even call themselves diaosi. It’s not the first time a term has gone popular on the Internet in China. However, why is the word so viral that is has become a cultural phenomenon? Here, we tell you something you want to know about it.
Where it began
The word originated in Baidu. Com’s Tieba (a top Chinese bulletin board system) of soccer player Li Yi. There, fans of Li, who are called yisi in Chinese, not only talk about soccer but complain about their lives, work and relationships. Yisi, who are known for their rude and dirty language, were given the name diaosi by others who have seen their posts.
What a “diaosi” is like
The word diaosi was coined first by single, young men who feel they have dead-end lives. Generally, men in this category don’t earn enough, are not good-looking, and have difficulty winning promotion(晋升). Unlike their upper-class contemporaries(同代人), they lack influential families, useful social networks for their careers, and most importantly, suitable women to marry. “I’m just a diaosi, poor and plain-looking. Who will marry me?” The sigh can be heard, which is half self-mockery(自嘲), half reality. Many young men call themselves diaosi because they feel they are among the lowest classes of the society.
“Diaosi” culture reflects social changes
According to Zhu Chongke, a professor in the School of Asia-Pacific Studies at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, the popularity of this word diaosi stems from the fact that is was created by common people and thus resonates(共鸣) with a huge population. “Labeling yourself a diaosi offers a way for people to mock themselves and relieve pressure, hence it spread quickly,” he told Xinhua Agency. “The attitude is basically: ‘I already have little to lose, so why don’t I mock myself for gun?’.” The phenomenon reflects a larger social issues. These young people have no influential family background, no chances of receiving promotion at work or no economic strength to find a proper woman to marry. It reflects a deep sense of loss.
小题1:Diaosi refers to the ones with following features except      .
A.the ones who don’t earn much.
B.the ones who are not good-looking.
C.the ones who have difficulty winning promotion
D.the ones who have suitable people to marry.
小题2:The word “diaosi” is so popular because         .
A.It was used to describe the fans of soccer player Li Yi.
B.It was created by common people and resonates with a huge population.
C.It is new and interesting.
D.It helps people who are among the lowest classes mock themselves.
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.It’s not the first time a term like “diaosi” has gone popular on the Internet.
B.The name “diaosi” was given by those people who are among the lowest classes.
C.Many young people call themselves diaosi because they have a deep sense of loss.
D.Calling yourself diaosi can probably mock yourselves and release pressure.
小题4:The author’s attitude to diaosi is      .
A.positiveB.negativeC.neutral(中立的)D.indifferent

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