The bar-tailed godwit(斑尾鹬) has just broken its own record for the world’s longes

The bar-tailed godwit(斑尾鹬) has just broken its own record for the world’s longes

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The bar-tailed godwit(斑尾鹬) has just broken its own record for the world’s longest non-stop flight, including humans in planes, according to a report made by Lund University Press. The bird can fly non-stop for eight days, while the most impressive man-made airplane can only remain in the sky for 82 hours without a stop.
The bar-tailed godwit’s journey, from Alaska to New Zealand, covers over 6,835 miles. It completes this trip twice a year, in autumn going to New Zealand, and in spring back to Alaska. The tireless bird ends the trip without stopping once for food or rest. All other birds can only finish trips that are twice as short as what the bar-tailed godwit travels.
One reason for the bar-tailed godwit’s success is that it has made the best use of its fuel, which is only 0.41 percent of its body weight over each hour of any given long flight. Hedenstrom, a professor from Lund University, says, “This figure is extremely low compared with other birds.” The bird also has a special body shape that helps it fly easily. It stores body fat and protein to manage its trips. It also travels fast, compared to other birds and animals.
Many questions remain about this bird record holder that never gets lost in the air. Researchers wonder whether it has an inside compass(指南针) that helps it to know the direction. Please watch how beautiful bar-tailed godwits look as they come in for a landing, along with other birds.
小题1:For the flight from Alaska to New Zealand, the bar-tailed godwit _____.
A.doesn’t need to stop to eat B.is afraid of hot weather
C.seems very tired at lastD.should fly less than 7000 metres
小题2:The main reason why the bar-tailed godwit can break the record is that it ______.
A.eats little food every hourB.has a special body shape
C.stores much water in its bodyD.has very light body weight
小题3:The last paragraph tells us that ________.
A.researchers have understood the bird very well
B.the bird has a very good sense of direction
C.there are still many who doubt the bird’s ability
D.the bird has an inner compass
小题4:What is the text mainly about?
A.A bird that breaks the record for the longest non-stop flight.
B.Birds and airplanes that can fly over a long distance.
C.Reasons for the bar-tailed godwit’s long-distance flight.
D.An introduction to long-distance flights of birds and humans.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A 
解析

试题分析:文章介绍了斑尾鹬这种鸟能够打破了不间断飞行的最长纪录,分析了原因,主要是因为它们的生理构造和极好的方向感。
小题1:细节题:从第二段的句子:The tireless bird ends the trip without stopping once for food or rest.可知斑尾鹬从阿拉斯加到新西南不用休息和吃东西。选A
小题2:细节题:从第三段的句子:The bird also has a special body shape that helps it fly easily 可知是因为有特殊的生理构造。选B
小题3:推理题:从最后一段的句子:Researchers wonder whether it has an inside compass(指南针) that helps it to know the direction.可以推理出斑尾鹬的方向感很强。选 B
小题4:主旨题:文章介绍了斑尾鹬这种鸟能够打破了不间断飞行的最长纪录。选A 
点评:题目以细节题、推理题的考查为主,需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。不能只看句子表面意思。
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Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s have a look.
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies.We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants.Sometimes,people may get caught with their pants down.They are found doing something they should not be doing.And,in every family,one person takes contro1.Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do.Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things.Money that is likely to be spent quickly can bum a hole in your pocket.Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants.If you have less money than usual,you may have to tighten your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. l really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.
Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.
My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him will think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.
小题1:What is this passage mainly about?  
A.What pants mean in English. B.Some special English expressions.
C.Some funny English expressions.D.Some expressions related to clothes.
小题2:Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?
A.Get caught with one"s pants down.B.Have ants in one"s pants.
C.Wear the pants in the family.D.Bum a hole in one"s pocket.
小题3:If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he        
A.has done something wrongB.used to live a rich life
C.has put on the wrong pantsD.doesn’t have enough money
小题4:Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably_           
A.doesn’t save moneyB.earns much money
C.never wastes his moneyD.spends more than he earns

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There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But  21  a few of them are very  22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a   23  language. Many millions are   24  to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different   25  . Have you ever   26  ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or your   27 back.”.“Easy and funny! Our records and tapes   28   you master(掌握) your English in a month.  29  the first day your   30  will be excellent. Just send us ... ” Of course, it never  31  quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should   32  that we all learned our own language well when we were  33 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.   34   what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it,  35  in it all the time. Just imagine how much  36  that gets!
So it is  37  to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English  38   upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and   39   much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will   40 . But they cannot do the student"s work for him.
小题1:
A.notB.quiteC.onlyD.very
小题2:
A.difficultB.importantC.necessaryD.easy
小题3:
A.nativeB.foreignC.usefulD.mother
小题4:
A.learningB.enjoyingC.tryingD.liking
小题5:
A.questionsB.problemsC.ideasD.answers
小题6:
A.foundB.watchedC.noticedD.known
小题7:
A.knowledgeB.timeC.moneyD.English
小题8:
A.makeB.helpC.letD.allow
小题9:
A.FromB.OnC.SinceD.After
小题10:
A.spellingB.grammarC.EnglishD.pronunciation
小题11:
A.happenedB.lookedC.seemedD.felt
小题12:
A.knowB.rememberC.understandD.think
小题13:
A.studentsB.childrenC.babiesD.grown-ups
小题14:
A.ImagineB.MindC.DoD.Think of
小题15:
A.usingB.thinkingC.tryingD.practicing
小题16:
A.timeB.moneyC.languageD.practice
小题17:
A.hardB.easyC.funnyD.silly
小题18:
A.dependsB.triesC.hasD.takes
小题19:
A.usesB.takesC.getsD.costs
小题20:
A.doB.workC.helpD.master

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Siberia is a huge territory in Russia. It is more than half of Russia and is 4,000 miles wide.  Most of this area is a forest with animals and birds. In autumn, the forests in Siberia are full of mushrooms and berries(浆果). Many people like picking mushrooms, but that is not as simple as you might think. Old people who live in the villages know places where you can pick lots of mushrooms. Some mushrooms grow in colonies. If you find one, you only need to look around because nearby you"ll find more of them.
However, when picking mushrooms, it is important not to choose the wrong kind. You have to be careful because some mushrooms are poisonous even though they look good. The smell can help you choose them, because good mushrooms smell very good.
Siberian people are very friendly and hospitable. If someone invites you home for dinner, you"ll soon be full. You should try everything the host is having.
The climate there depends on the territory. Some places have very comfortable climates with hot summers and cold winters. In my opinion, the best season is spring, when nature wakes up after a long winter. It is the time for blossoms and love. Birds come back from other warm countries. Trees become dressed in green. The sun becomes warm and the days are longer. The mood is wonderful and people smile a lot. It is an amazing time.
In winter, you have opportunity for sports. The most popular sport in winter in Russia is cross-country skiing. During weekends, many people go into the country and ski. Noses freeze and cheeks hurt, but people continue to enjoy these times.
小题1:What is the best title for the passage?
A.Siberia, an interesting and beautiful place.
B.The climate in Siberia.
C.The four seasons in Siberia.
D.Collecting mushrooms in Siberia.
小题2:Which of the following can help to choose the right mushrooms for dinner?
A.The places.B.The colonies.C.The smell.D.The outlook.
小题3:Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Siberia in spring?
A.The night is longer.B.Tress turn green.
C.It is warmer.D.There are many birds.
小题4:What can we conclude about the climate in Siberia?
A.It"s cold all the year round.
B.It"s hot in summer.
C.The climate is very comfortable.
D.It depends on where your are in Siberia.

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The expression “keeping up with the Joneses” was first used in 1913 by a young American Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: he began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to Long Island, outside New York City.
But just moving there was not enough. For when Momand and his wife saw that their neighbors belonged to a country club they too joined a club. And when he saw that rich people were expected to ride horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave grand parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that.
The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an inexpensive New York City apartment.
Momand later said that his experience had been a cruel awakening for him. However, he was able to see the funny side of it. He looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors.
He decided that this would make good stories for many papers across the country. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses”, because “Jones” is a very common American name. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand’s stories appeared in different newspapers for over 28 years.
People never seem to tire of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the “right” books, go to the “right” universities and eat in the “right” restaurants. But no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
小题1:The writer of this passage means to tell us ___________.
A.what Arthur Momand did to keep up with his neighbors
B.how the expression “keep up with the Joneses” came into being
C.what we should do to keep up with our neighbors
D.how we can live differently from others
小题2:The reason Momand moved to Long Island is that ___________.
A.he wanted to live in a rich neighborhood
B.there was a country club for him to join
C.it was outside the city and good for horseback riding
D.his wife came from that area
小题3:By saying “It was like a race”(in Para 3), the writer means ____________.
A.it was just a suitable place for the horse race
B.Momand and his wife kept themselves busy
C.Momand’s neighbors also gave parties one after another
D.Momand tried to compete with their neighbors in his way of life
小题4:The funny side Momand saw in his experience was _________.
A.he moved back to a cheap place
B.he was not alone in keeping up with his neighbors
C.he made a mistake in following other people’s examples
D.he cared too much about what others thought of him
小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Momand earned a lot of money when he got married
B.Momand was always very interested in riding horses
C.Momand found there was something wrong with his way of life
D.Momand wrote stories for newspapers about himself and his neighbors

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The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry.Although Samuel B.Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837,it was not until 1843 that the first important telegraph line was constructed.By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies.The following year,San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network strengthened the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes.Furthermore,the extension of the telegraph,combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard
M.Hoe in 1846,revolutionized the world of journalism.Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses,the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting.The creating of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the arrival of a new era (纪元) in journalism.
小题1:The main topic of the passage is ________.
A.the history of journalism
B.the origin of the national telegraph
C.how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
D.the contributions and development of the telegraph network
小题2:This passage would most likely be found in a________.
A.U.S. history bookB.book on trains
C.science textbookD.computer magazine
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
B.Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential (潜力)
C.the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention
D.journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry

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