At present time, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wa
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At present time, roller skating (滑旱冰) is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments (工具). In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll (滚动). Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise.
Nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.
小题1:The first paragraph tells us that people began to skate on wheels from 1750 because _______.| A．it is very easy | | B．it is very exciting | | C．Joseph Merlin’s instruments | | D．it is very popular |
小题2:People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________. .| A．he slept and dreamed a lot | | B．he was full of different ideas and dreams | | C．he invented the first roller skates | | D．he always made people’s dreams come true |
小题3:___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.| A．Merlin’s work | B．Merlin’s violin | | C．A huge mirror | D．An important party |
小题4:What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?| A．He couldn’t stop his roller-skating. | | B．He couldn’t attract a lot of attention. | | C．Everyone was surprised at him. | | D．He couldn’t play the violin while rolling. |
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Joseph Merlin’s Story | | B．How Roller Skating Was Invented | | C．A Surprising Entrance to the Party | | D．Violin and roller skating |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B |
解析
小题1:细节理解题。结合第一段的That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments (工具)可知答案。
小题2:细节理解题。从文中的Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams一句，可以看出B为本题的正确答案。
小题3:细节理解题。结合He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party可知答案。
小题4:细节理解题。结合There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating可知答案。
小题5:文章标题题。从文章中可以看出该文章属于说明文体裁。就题材看属于文化类方面的文章。主要介绍的是Roller skating是如何形成的。故B为本题的最佳答案。 |
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The word doping is probably from the Dutch word dop, the name of an alcoholic drinks make of grape skins used by Zulu soldiers in order to encourage their bravery in battle. The term became current around the turn of the 20th century, originally referring to illegal drugging of racehorses. In 1928 the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) became the first to ban the use of doping. A reliable test method was finally introduced in 1974.
The practice of enhancing athletes’ performance through foreign substance or other artificial means, however, is as old as competitive sport itself. The most famous doping case of the 1980s concerned Ben Johnson, the 100-meter champion who tested positive for stanozolol(司坦咗醇) at the Olympic Games in Seoul, 1988.
The main front in the anti-doping war has rapidly shifted to blood doping since 1970s. Blood doping is the practice of adding red blood cells to the bloodstream in order to improve athletes’ performance. The blood is usually processed in order to create a concentration of red blood cells, and then freeze them until needed for transfusion(输血) back into the athlete shortly before the event. The extra red blood cells will deliver more oxygen and other essential elements to the athlete’s muscle tissues.
Just like any other problem, the only way to solve it is through education. Many high school sports programs now have people come in to talk to them about out the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. Young players must be fully clear on the rules and what substances are banned. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has an easily accessible list of what substances are banned, how they are tested for and why they are banned on its website. This way, young players are clear on what they can put in their bodies. This is also a good way to educate players on the danger of the substances they may be tempted to use.
小题1:The word “enhancing” in the first sentence of the second paragraph means “_____”.| A．showing | B．directing | C．upsetting | D．improving |
小题2:What can we know from the third paragraph?| A．Blood doping is transferring one man’s blood into another | | B．Only blood doping exists in the anti-doping war in the 1970s. | | C．Blood doping is easy to be found and controlled by organizations. | | D．More oxygen in the blood helps improve an athlete’s performance. |
小题3:The word “people” in the second sentence of the fourth paragraph probably refers to _____.| A．teachers who teach P.E. lessons at school | | B．experts who do research in doping | | C．young people easy to be addicted to doping | | D．athletes involved in doping |
小题4:Which statement best matches the last paragraph?| A．Prevention is better than cure. | | B．Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. | | C．The best horse needs breaking, and the cleverest child needs teaching. | | D．A little learning is a dangerous thing. |
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About 12,000 years ago- long before the famous UFO crash make headlines in America—an alien spaceship crashed in China. And their descendants are still living in a faraway Chinese village today! That is the mind-bending claim made in the new book Out of Time and Place, a collection of reports from the files of Fate, a magazine edited by Terry O’Neil.
The story first came to light in 1937 when an expedition led by Chi Pu-Tei came across a group of caves deep in the Bayan-Kara-Ula Mountains. In the caves were found strange-looking skeletons with big heads and small, slender bodies—closely matching typical descriptions of space aliens. The explorers also uncovered 716 mysterious stone discs with strange hieroglyphics(象形文字) on them.
In Qinghai Province, where the mountains lie, ancient stories tell of small, skinny beings with oversize heads who came from the sky long long ago. And to this day, locals live in fear of attack from strange-looking creatures from above.
And there is more. In 1947, British scientist Karyl Robin-Evans led an expedition into the mountains and discovered a group of dwarfs(侏儒) who called themselves the Droza. “They told him that their ancestors came from a planet in the Sirius（天狼星）system and crashed in this mountain area a long time ago,” writes Hausdorf, “Many of them were killed, but survivors adapted to living on this rough planet far from home.”
For decades, Robin-Evans’ claims were dismissed as nonsense. But in 1995, the Associated Press reported that in the region a village named Huilong had been discovered—populated by 120 dwarfs ranging from 3-foot-10 to 2-foot-1tall.Hausdorf asks, “Could these people be the last living descendants of the survivors of the legendary UGO crash—the Chinese Roswell?”
小题1:Which of the following are the findings of Chi Pu-Tei?
a. strange-looking skeletons b. UFO crash
c. stone discs d. dwarfs
e. strange hieroglyphics f. skinny beings| A．a, c, d | B．c, e, f | C．a, c, e | D．a, b, e |
小题2:Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly _____.| A．introduce ancient stories in Qinghai Province | | B．show evidence of the existence of aliens in Qinghai Province | | C．express fears of attack from aliens | | D．describe the spaceship crash in China |
小题3:What can be safely concluded from the passage?| A．This passage is a piece of science news recently issued. | | B．Chinese are descendants to the survivors of the alien spaceship crash | | C．The UFO crash in the Byan-Kara-Ula Mountains has recently been seen | | D．Many people are curious about aliens from outer space |
小题4:What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?| A．Recent research about the Chinese Roswell. | | B．News stories about Roswell UFO Crash. | | C．Chi Pu-Tei’s discovery in China. | | D．Robin-Evans’ claims. |
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Seventeenth-century houses in colonial North American were simple structures that were primarily functional, carrying over traditional designs that went back to the Middle Ages. During the first half of the eighteen century, however, houses began to show a new elegance. As wealth increased, more and more colonist built fine houses.
Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies, the design of buildings was left either to amateur (业余) designers or to carpenters who were engaged in translating architectural handbooks imported from England. Inventories of libraries shows an astonishing number of these handbooks for builders, and the houses built during the eighteenth century show their influence. Nevertheless, most household architecture of the first-quarters of the eighteenth century displays a wide divergence of taste and freedom of application of the rules laid down in these books.
Increasing wealth and growing sophistication (文化修养) throughout the colonies resulted in houses of improved design, whether the material was wood, stone, or brick. New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and other towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus (推动) to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of stone, but only in Pennsylvania and areas nearby was stone widely used in buildings. An increased use of brick in houses and outbuildings is noticeable in Virginia and Maryland, but wood remained the most popular material even in houses built by wealthy landowners. In the Carolinas, even in closely packed Charleston, wooden houses were much common than brick houses.
Eighteenth-century houses showed great interior improvements over the former ones. Windows were made larger and shutters removed. Large, clear panes replaced the small leaded glass of the seventeenth century. Doorways were larger and more decorative.
Fireplaces became decorative features of rooms. Walls were made of plaster or wood. White paint began to take the place of blues, yellows, greens, and lead colors, which had been popular for walls in the earlier years. After about 1730, advertisements for wallpaper styles in scenic patterns began to appear in colonial newspapers.
小题1:What’s the passage mainly about?| A．The improved design of eighteenth-century colonial houses. | | B．A comparison of eighteenth-century houses and modern houses. | | C．The decorations used in eighteenth-century houses. | | D．The role of carpenters in building eighteenth-century houses. |
小题2:What was one of the main reasons for the change in architectural style in eighteenth-century
North America?| A．More architects arrived in the colonies. | | B．The colonists developed an interest in classical architecture. | | C．Bricks were more readily available | | D．The colonists had more money to spend on housing. |
小题3:According to the passage, who was responsible for designing houses in eighteenth-century
North America?| A．professional architects | B．customers | C．interior decorators | D．carpenters |
小题4:The passage implies that the rules described in architectural handbooks were ____________.| A．generally ignored | B．broken by professional architects | | C．not strictly stuck to | D．only followed by older builders |
小题5:The underlined word “divergence”欧 is closest in meaning to ________.| A．description | B．developing | C．difference | D．interest |
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It’s not the first movie to show the end of the world. But in the latest box office hit 2012 it is neither aliens nor a killer disease that threaten the human race, but climate change.
Some say the film lacks good dialogue and its science is questionable， others believe German director Roland Emmerich makes up for these flaws in special effects. An earthquake destroys the White House and Yellow stone National Park ends up in flames．
Emmerich borrows from the old Mayan(玛雅人的) story which says, that the world will end in 2012．He is being criticized for fuelling Internet rumors(传闻) about doomsday(世界末日)
“There is no factual basis for these claims,’’ NASA said on its website. “Credible(可信赖的) scientists worldwide know of no threat connected with 2012,’’ it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, ” they added．
According to the UK’s Daily Telegraph, it was first thought that the disaster would happen in May 2003. When the world continued, supporters picked the last day of the Mayan calendar．
“Every culture has a myth(传说) of destruction(毁灭), just as they have a myth of creation. These myths |of destruction tend to surface(重新出现) during times of crisis(危机), ” Michael A. Ryan, an assistant profess of history，speaking to Purdue University News. Ryan studies apocalyptic(像世界末日的) themes from the Middle Ages at the US university. “Today’s current economic climate is a state of crisis for many people who are worried whether they can afford to feed themselves,”he added.
小题1:What led to the end of the world according to the film 2012?| A．Aliens． | B．The human race． | C．Climate change． | D．A killer disease． |
小题2:What does the underlined word “fuelling’’ in the third paragraph refer to?| A．Making sth. stronger．． | B．Putting gas into a car． | | C．Producing power or heat． | D．Burning |
小题3:Which of the following statements about the film 2012 is TRUE according to the text?| A．A big fire destroys Yellow-stone National Park． | | B．All scientists in the world know of no threat connected with 2012． | | C． The old Mayan story says that the world will end in | | D．Every culture has a myth of destruction rather than creation |
小题4:Why do the rumors about doomsday come about now and then?| A．Because during times of crisis, people tend to worry about their future． | | B．Because aliens often threaten the human race． | | C．Because killer diseases happen at times． | | D． Because the old Mayan story says that the world will |
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Every country has its traditional festivals. The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year.
One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this. He said to Nian, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.
After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year’s end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of.
From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian”. The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely”. Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable.
小题1:How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?| A．By putting red paper-cuts on windows. | | B．By eating up beasts. | | C．By talking to him. | | D．By riding on him. |
小题2:Why did people put on red paper-cuts instead of those of any other color?| A．Because Nian liked the color red. | | B．Because the color red could kill Nian. | | C．Because the old man like the color red. | | D．Because Nian was afraid of the color red. |
小题3:The best title of this passage is “__________”.| A．The Origin of the Chinese New Year | | B．The Old Man and the Beast Nian | | C．How to Go Through the Nian safely | | D．What Nian Was Like |
小题4:Which of the following statement is TRUE?| A．Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time. | | B．Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals. | | C．Nian is afraid of red paper-cuts. | | D．Nian doesn’t like to use his own mind. |
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