A film was at the Circle Five Ranch to film a Marlboro commercial. This is in
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A film was at the Circle Five Ranch to film a Marlboro commercial. This is in 1868, before they prohibited cigarette ads from American television. Darrell Winfield was watching the crew set up the equipment. The scene included an actor crossing a river on horseback, but when the time came to shoot, the man was too drunk to ride. Someone from the crews saw Winfield and asked him if he would ride the horse for 50. “Hell, ” said Winfield, “for 50 bucks, I"ll jump that damn horse over the moon!”
To people in many countries, Winfield is just a familiar but nameless face, a simple cowboy with an advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes. Few people know that he is advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes. Few people know that he is 55, a family man who’s been married to the same woman for 37 years and has 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Most surprisingly, he’s a real, working cowboy who raises horses in his ranch in Wyoming.
One of the most striking things about the Marlboro Man is that success hasn’t changed him much. He says that complete strangers sometimes come up to him and say, “I’ve met you. know you from somewhere. ”Whenever it happens, he says that he gets embarrassed.
小题1:Which of the following statements is true?| A．Cigarette ads were prohibited in America. | | B．Cigarette ads are prohibited on television in America. | | C．Marlboro commercial was prohibited on television. | | D．Marlboro commercial was produced on television. |
小题2:What does the word“prohibited”in the first paragraph mean?| A．broadcast | B．forbidden | | C．produced | D．provided |
小题3:When they filmed the ad, ________.| A．Winfield was too drunk. | | B．The actor in the ad was too drunk. | | C．Winfield was setting up the equipmet. | | D．Winfield was riding a horse. |
小题4:From the passage, we know that Winfield was ________.| A．an ordinary man | | B．a superstar | | C．an actor | | D．a rich man |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A |
解析
小题1:第一段第二句话
小题2: 禁止
小题3:准备拍摄时，演员醉酒，不能拍摄。
小题4:一个普通的人 |
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The leaders of Russia and China vowed to support each other’s fight against Muslim separatists and urged peaceful solutions in Iraq, during a meeting in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on December 2, 2002.
Russian President Vladimir Put in and China’s Jiang Zemin signed a joint declaration calling for a “multipolar world”.
His two - day visit comes shortly after the conclusion of the 16th Patry Cogress which elected the new CPC leadership. Put in said that Russia wants to “work hard” with the new generation of Chinese leaders.
The Treaty（条约）of Good =" Neighbourliness" and Friendly Cooperation, signed in July last year, has provided a solid legal foundation for lasting friendship for generations to come, according to Jiang, “China and Russia will be good neighbours, friends and partners forever.”
The Russian Government, in return, said it would continue to give priority（优先权）to relations with China in its foreign policies.
Put in spoke on the morning of Dec. 3rd at Peking University and took questions from students on his understanding of Chinese literature, Russian reform（改革）and NATO enlargement.
He said a growing number of young people in Russia are interested in Chinese literature and one of his daughters is learning Chinese.
小题1:We can infer from the last paragraph that ________ .| A．many young Russian people hope to study Chinese in China | | B．China is richer and stronger than Russia | | C．Russia will give some support to China | | D．The relation between China and Russia is developing healthily |
小题2:It is implied, in the sentence“Put in said that Russia wants to‘work hard’with the new generation on Chinese leaders”, that ________ .| A．Russia will co - operate closely with China | | B．There are many differences between Russia and China | | C．Put in knew little of the new generation of Chinese leaders | | D．It will be long before Put in gets to know the new generation of Chinese leaders |
小题3:The underlined word“multipolar”is likely to mean ________ .| A．equal | B．peaceful | | C．balanced | D．fair |
小题4:Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?| A．Put in agreed that NATO was enlarged． | | B．Put in was invited to the 16th Chinese communist Party congress. | | C．Russia puts China first. | | D．Muslim separatists make trouble only in Russia. |
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The Voice of America began during World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 , American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in German. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 3 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 4 had to be changed, considering the Soviet Union became the enemy of America．They wanted to 5 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 6___ “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know enough English to completely understand its 7 English broadcast. So VOA 8___ a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken slowly of course, it is special English.
In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most important program is the news report. News from around the world 9 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in major cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to 10 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
1. A．business B．culture C．support D．information
2. A．reply B．answer C．join D．interrupt
3. A．stations B．news C．announcers D．officials
4. A．home B．position C．purpose D．results
5. A．reach B．satisfy C．attack D．support
6. A．known B．reported C．called D．printed
7. A．normal B．fast C．good D．exact
8. A．invented B．discovered C．taught D．stopped
9. A．flies B．sends C．delivers D．pasts
10. A．broadcast B．announce C．translate D．prepare |
Manhattan Island is surrounded on the east by the East and Harlem Rivers and on the west by the North and Hudson Rivers.It links with the other four towns which make up New York City and with New Jersey are by means of subways,underground tunnels and bridges which lead into Manhanttan from the surrounding area.
The Brooklyn Bridge was the first suspension bridge to link Brooklyn to Manhanttan.It is also the second oldest bridge in New York.The architect was John Augustus Roebling,who was the chief engineer of the suspended Railroad Bridge at Niagara Falls.
Misfortune accompanied the building of the bridge,which took place from 1869 to 1883.The architect died as a result of an accident early during the construction.His son,Washington Roebling,carried on his father’s work,using the most advanced engineering techniques of the day.He also fell ill during the construction of the bridge and was obliged to direct the work on it from an apartment window overlooking the site.
Since its construction the Brooklyn Bridge has remained a busy and important passage in New York.
The Brooklyn Bridge is 6775 feet long and 1595 feet wide.The suspended part is 3450 feet long and 85 feet wide.It has a clearance of 133 feet above water level.Four huge cables extend across the bridge,supported by two towers,each 272 feet high.Each of these cables is made up of 5700 wires.
小题1:If you want to go to Princeton University in New Jersey from Manhattan,you_________.| A．must drive across a bridge | B．must take a Metro train | | C．have to go through a tunnel | D．can use any of the above means |
小题2:The Brooklyn Bridge is _________.| A．the first suspended railway bridge in the USA | | B．the first oldest bridge in New York | | C．the first suspension bridge between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn | | D．the first suspension bridge built in the USA |
小题3:In the course of the construction of the bridge_________.| A．the chief engineer was in short of money | | B．misfortune fell on the chief engineer | | C．John Augustus Roebling fell ill | | D．Washington Roebling met with an accident |
小题4:Washington Roebling was forced to_________.| A．direct the building work on the bridge | | B．lead the builders of the bridge in a hospital | | C．give his directions to the workers from a flat nearby | | D．direct the construction of the bridge by radio |
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Watch a baby between six and nine months old,and you will observe the basic idea of geometry（几何学）being learned.Once the baby has mastered the idea that space is three dimensional（空间的）,it reaches out and begins grasping various things,that the ideas of sets and numbers are formed.So far,so good.But now an ominous development takes place.The nerver fibers in the brain separate themselves in such a way that the baby begins to hear sounds very exactly.Soon it picks up language.And it is then brought into direct communication with grown-ups.From this point on,it is usually downhill all the way for mathematics,because the child now becomes exposed to all the rubbish words and beliefs of the born.Nature,having done very well by the child to this point,having permitted it the luxury（奢侈）of thinking for itself for eighteen months,now gives it up to the unreasonable conventions（惯例）and beliefs of society.But at least the child knows something of geometry and peaceful days,no matter what vicissitudes（兴衰变迁）it may suffer later on.The main reservoir of mathematical ability in any society is thus possessed by children who are about two years old,children who have just learned to speak freely.
小题1:What does the passage mainly discuss?| A．The impact（影响）of language on mathematics. | | B．Children’s ability to learn languages. | | C．How basic ideas of physics are learned? | | D．Maths-learning strategies（策略）for babies. |
小题2:According to the passage,which of the following activities would teach a baby about geometry?| A．Picking up a wooden block. | B．Recognizing the number 2. | | C．Saying a rubbish word. | D．Looking at a distant word. |
小题3:Which of the following conclusions is true according to the writer?| A．The language ideas used in early education interrupt mathematical reasoning. | | B．It is hopeless to try to teach children mathematics after the age of two. | | C．Language teaching should join some mathematical formulas（公式）. | | D．Preschool education should emphasize society’s beliefs and conventions. |
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What do literary greats Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns have in common? They both lived and wrote in Edinburgh, along with many other big names in the field of literature. This fact helped UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) award the city the title of world"s first City of Literature on October 14.
Edinburgh left a lasting impression on Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Although he was born there he went to school in England but returned home for medical school. After graduating he moved to London and began writing his Sherlock Holmes stories. His inspiration for the character came from one of his professors at university. Holmes" methods were so clever that they actually furthered the advance of the study of criminology (犯罪学).
Robert Burns (1759-1796) is still regarded as Scotland"s national poet, more than 200 years after his death. He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday. One of his songs, "My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" ranks among the finest love songs ever written and "Auld Lang Syne" (友谊地久天长) is sung all around the world．
As one of the first literate societies in Europe, the Scottish Parliament passed the world"s first compulsory (义务) education law in 1496. By the 1790s, almost all Scots could read． Visitors to Scotland often observed that even the lowest members of society had copies of Burns" poems and other books.
小题1:Edinburgh was awarded the title of world"s first City of Literature because _____.| A．the first award ceremony of literature was held there | | B．many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns were born there | | C．it left a deep impression on many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | | D．many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns often wrote about it |
小题2:Arthur Conan Doyle was remembered mainly for his _____.| A．detective stories | B．love poems and songs | | C．contribution to the study of criminology | D．clever writing skill |
小题3: In honour of Robert Burns, _____.| A．"My Love is Like a Red Red Rose" and "Auld Lang Syne" are sung all around the world | | B．his works are translated into many languages every year | | C．a celebration is held more than 200 years after his death | | D．a celebration is held every year on his birthday |
小题4:In the last paragraph, the writer mainly discussed _____.| A．the impression of visitors to Scotland | | B．how Burn’s poems are popular in Scotland | | C．the possible history reasons for many literary greats in Scotland | | D．how the world’s first compulsory education law was made |
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