The Mississippi is the major river system in the United States. The Yangtze is C

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The Mississippi is the major river system in the United States. The Yangtze is C

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The Mississippi is the major river system in the United States. The Yangtze is China’s longest river.
Although a world apart, the two waterways share conservation concerns that provide a cultural bridge between students in the United States and China, as well as from around the world.
The Mississippi flows almost 3,800 kilometers from a small lake in Minnesota, gathering the waters of 250 other rivers and streams before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
In mid-May, as spring flowers began to open, about 41 students from a dozen colleges, mostly in the Midwest, explored a section of the river in Wisconsin and Iowa, to learn about the environment, and each other.
The students, from the U.S., China and around the world, came to join the River Spirit Exchange program.
The cross-cultural educational experience - set up by the University of Wisconsin, Madison-based Environment and Public Health Network for Chinese Students - focuses on the Mississippi and China’s longest river, the Yangtze.
This three day get-together featured story-telling, hiking, camping and canoeing, all part of a larger lesson about conservation projects that can be used on both the Yangtze and Mississippi.
While the students learned about the problems challenging the Mississippi and Yangtze, Jeb Barzen, a wildlife biologist, explained they should also learn about the importance of bridging each other’s culture.
The president of the Environment and Public Health Network for Chinese Students, Xiaojun Lu, said the Mississippi and Yangtze Rivers are uniting these students from opposite ends of the earth.
Organizers say the success and spirit of this first gathering of students will lead to other trips, including one down the Yangtze.
小题1:Where is the source of the Mississippi?
A．MinnesotaB．the Gulf of MexicoC．WisconsinD．Iowa
小题2: According to the passage, the get-together             .
A．lasted a weekB．took place in May
C．was held in ChinaD．was organized by students
小题3: According to Paragraph 8, Barzen believes that             .
A．China and the U.S. should work together to protect the environment
B．the Mississippi is more important than the Yangtze to the world
C．cultural exchange between different countries is of great importance
D．the program encourages technical cooperation between China and the U.S.
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．A major river system in the United States.
B．The differences between the Mississippi and the Yangtze.
C．An educational program about tourism.
D．An international cultural exchange program.
小题5:Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A．A personal diaryB．A news report
C．An official documentD．An advertisement

答案

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
解析

小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“The Mississippi flows almost 3,800 kilometers from a small lake in Minnesota,”理解可知。
小题2:细节理解题，根据文中语句“In mid-May,
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English is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants(移民) coming into the United States have contributed many words to the language, which have kept their original pronunciation. “Coolie” and “kowtow” were taken from the Chinese language, “kamikaze from the Japanese, “shampoo” from India, “blitz” from German, “amigo” and “Los Angeles” from Spanish and so on.
Many students have studied English for years, some as many as eight. However, some students still have difficulty in speaking fluent English. Some know many words but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. In our Oral English classes we will focus on speaking and listening to native English speakers. For this reason, because we are trying to train your ears to hear English and your mouths to speak intelligible (易理解的) English, we will have a rule that ONLY ENGLISH will be spoken in our English classes. Anyone speaking Chinese in class will be required to pay a fine in order to encourage the speaking and understanding of English. If teachers enter a classroom and discover that anyone is speaking Chinese, they will require everyone in the room to pay the fine. It is everyone’s job to enforce the English-Only rule. It is for your benefit. It is because we want to accustom (使习惯于) your ears to hearing English.
Other subjects may be learned solely from books but the only way to learn a foreign language is to SPEAK IT! Students are often nervous about speaking in class at first but we hope to make the classes fun, so you will forget your nervousness and learn to speak out. Enjoy your classes.
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly about________.
A．the difficulty of learning English.B．how interesting and various English is
C．different words in different languagesD．the immigrants’ contributions to America
小题2:The underlined word “discern” in Para 2 can be replaced by___________.
A．understandB．noticeC．hearD．speak
小题3:In the author’s opinion , the only way to learn a language well is to__________.
A．listen to it on the radioB．learn it from booksC．play games with itD．speak it often
小题4:The article is probably aimed at________.
A．Japanese studentsB．German studentsC．Chinese studentsD．Indian students

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There is a story about the moon cake．During the Yuan dynasty, China was ruled by the Mongolian people． Leaders from the preceding Song dynasty were unhappy about being ruled by foreigners, so they began to organize a secret rebellion． The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes． Baked into each cake was a message containing the outline of the attack． On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government． Today, these cakes are eaten to commemorate（纪念）this legend and are called Moon Cakes．
For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates, wrapped in pastry． Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of this rich tasting dessert． Some people have compared moon cakes to the plum puddings and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons．
Nowadays, there are hundreds of varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of the Moon Festival．
小题1:According to this passage, people eat moon cakes on the Moon Festival because___________ .
A．it is a tradition
B．moon cakes are tasty
C．moon cakes look like the moon
D．people want to remember the rebellion against the Mongolian rulers
小题2:The leaders ordered the special cakes to be made in order to _________________
A．prize the rebels B．celebrate the holiday
C．plan the attack D．carry the message secretly
小题3:Why did those leaders want to overthrow the government? __________________ .
A．Because they wanted to rule the country．
B．Because they were unhappy that China was ruled by the Mongolian．
C．Because they were from the preceding Song dynasty．
D．Because they wanted to celebrate the Moon Festival in their way．
小题4:Which of the following statements is WRONG? __________________ .
A．China was once ruled by the Mongolian people during the Yuan dynasty．
B．Moon cakes were originally made to carry a message．
C．All moon cakes have a cooked egg yolk in them．
D．A variety of moon cakes can be bought a month before the Moon Festival now．
小题5:The best title for the passage is “_______”．
A．The origin of moon cakesB．Moon cakes and the Moon Festival
C．Moon FestivalD．How the Moon Festival came into being

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Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives.
This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?
Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen。
The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.
小题1:The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves     
A．the close connection between man and the fantasy world
B．the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature
C．the fine taste of moviegoers around the world
D．the general existence of the sense of curiosity
小题2:What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?
A．People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.
B．The world around us could serve as a source of wonder.
C．The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.
D．Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder.
小题3: If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will     
A．fail to appreciate the joy in our lives
B．be confused by the world of make-believe
C．miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world
D．be trapped by other worlds existing all around us
小题4: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To show us the hidden beauty in our world.
B．To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.
C．To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.
D．To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe.

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In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media (大众传媒) work. Many TV stations, newspapers, magazines, radio stations are privately owned. The government does not give them money.  So where does the money come from?  From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.
Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public”. And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told”. Now more and more people consider it in this way: Advertising is the paid, non-personal, and usually persuasive presentation of goods, services and ideas by some certain sponsors (赞助商) through various media.
First, advertising is usually paid for. Various sponsors pay for the advertisements we see, read, and hear over the various media. Second, advertising is non-personal. It is not face-to-face communication. Although you may feel that a message in a certain advertisement is aimed directly at you, in fact, it is directed at large groups of people. Third, advertising is usually persuasive. Directly or indirectly it asks people to do something. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can benefit them. Fourth, the sponsors of the advertisement must show their names. From the advertisement, we can see if the sponsor is a company, or a single person. Fifth, advertising reaches us through old and modern mass media. Included in the old media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and films. Modern media include emails, matchbox covers, and boards on top of buildings.
小题1:The existence of the privately owned mass media depends on the support of ________.
A．the governmentB．their owners families
C．advertisementsD．the TV stations
小题2:The passage seems to say that different ideas about what advertising is are given due to ________.
A．the change of timeB．the subject of the advertisements
C．people’s age differenceD．people’s different opinions
小题3:Which of the following is considered modern mass media? ________.
A．NewspapersB．EmailsC．MagazinesD．Films
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following statements about advertisements is NOT true?
A．The sponsors are always mentioned.
B．Advertising must be honest and humorous.
C．There is the description of things advertised.
D．Advertising is directed at large groups of people.

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For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D． Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of  1 , teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become．You  2 know who these people maybe （possibly your roommate, neighbor, co-worker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger）, but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some 3 way．
And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful． and unfair at first, but __4__you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart．
Everything happens for a reason．Nothing happens5 or by means of good luck． Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul．6 these small tests whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere． It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly  7 ．The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become．
Even the  8 experiences can be learned from． In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones．If someone hurts you,   9 you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart． If someone loves you, love them back  10 , not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your  11 and eyes to things．
Make every day count．  12 every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again． Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen．Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sightshigh．Hold your head up because you have  13 right to．Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you． You can make of your life anything you wish． Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no 14 ．
Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have  15 ． And learn a lesson in life each day that you live．
That’s the story of life．
小题1:
A．peopleB．purposeC．intentionD．advantage
小题2:
A．alreadyB．sometimesC．shouldD．never
小题3:
A．limitedB．strangeC．otherD．profound
小题4:
A．in reflectionB．in realityC．in additionD．in a way
小题5:
A．on purposeB．by any chanceC．by accidentD．on principle
小题6:
A．DespiteB．WithC．For allD．Without
小题7:
A．boredB．pointlessC．undeservedD．meaningful
小题8:
A．goodB．differentC．badD．pleasant
小题9:
A．betraysB．lovesC．appreciatesD．understands
小题10:
A．in turnB．moderatelyC．unconditionallyD．in a way
小题11:
A．mouthB．mindC．heartD．emotion
小题12:
A．ComprehendB．AppreciateC．ExpectD．Evaluate
小题13:
A．everyB．eachC．properD．exact
小题14:
A．ambitionB．hatredC．beliefD．regrets
小题15:
A．in the futureB．in stockC．in storeD．in pursuit

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