阅读理解 Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when
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Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed. In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license, they drive into the grownup world. " Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She brought the pressure back to memory, especially for kids from wealthier families. "It"s like you"re not cool if you don"t have a car," she said. According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19yearolds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get parttime jobs to help pay. Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some teenagers don"t want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car. But police say 16yearolds have almost three times more accidents than 18 to 19yearolds. This has made many parents pause before letting their kids drive. Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner"s permit. Chad said he has accepted his parents" decision, although it has caused some teasing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said, "But I"d rather be alive than driving, and I_don"t_really _trust_my_friends_on_the_road,_either." In China as more families get cars, more 18yearolds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
1. Which may serve as the best title of the article? A. Cars Helping You to GrowUp B. Driving into the GrownUp World C. Teenagers" Driving in America D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult
2. 16yearold drivers have more accidents possibly because________. A. they want to show themselves off B. they are never experienced drivers C. older people always drive better D. they never drive carefully on the road
3. Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car? A. How well off the family is. B. Whether the kid is old enough. C. What traffic condition there is around. D. Whether it"s practically needed.
4. When Chad said "I don"t really trust my friends…", he meant that________. A. he might run into his friends if he drove B. he didn"t agree with his friends C. he might not be safe if his friends drove D. he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him
5. The passage mainly gives information about ________. A. an American culture B. a cultural difference between America and China C. a change in the Chinese culture D. the relationship between driving and a person"s development |
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From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a_lynx, an_ocelot_or_a_bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce. An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war. Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night. Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground.Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil. |
1. What is the main idea of the passage? |
A. Wildcats and their stories. B. Wildcats and their characters. C. Varieties of animal species. D. Relationship between animals and humans. |
2. From the passage we can know that__________. |
A. wildcats represent the state of Michigan B. the use of wildcats was not always the same C. wildcats are the best friend of human beings D. honest developers never buy wildcat oil wells |
3. The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "__________". |
A. gasoline companies B. automobile manufacturers C. names of wildcats D. brands of automobile |
4. Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage? |
A. Wildcat congressmen. B. Wildcat oil wells. C. Wildcat banks. D. Wildcat cars. |
5. It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money__________. |
A. people couldn"t buy anything with the money B. people didn"t know how to save money C. the rich invested too much on oil wells D. people complained and suffered a lot |
根据短文内容, 从下框的A~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项, 选项中有一项为多余项。 A. The history of the city B. The city attracted all kinds of immigrants and developed its multicultures. C. The brief introduction to New Orleans D. The origin of Jazz E. The population of the city F. African people arrived and they brought their own traditions including music. 1.________ New Orleans, the city of Louisiana, is one of the most colorful and interesting places in North America. It is wellknown for its multicultural cuisine(菜肴) and its colonial architecture and is considered by most experts to be the birthplace of jazz, the one music style that the USA can lay claim to inventing. 2. ________ The city was founded in 1718, at a time when France owned that part of North America. Part of its diversity results from the fact that it was subjected to many different influences. France sold Louisiana to Spain in 1763, got it back 40 years later, and almost immediately sold the territory to the USA. 3. ________ As the city prospered(繁荣), it became a magnet(磁铁)for all kinds of immigrants from Europe and other parts of the USA, and was also the first choice destination of breeding black slaves. The rich cultural mix led to a relaxed attitude to life and an appreciation of good food, wine, music and dancing. There were frequent festivals. 4. ________ By the end of the 1700s, people of African descent(祖先) made up more than half the city"s population. Many more arrived via the Caribbean and brought with them West Indian cultural traditions. By the mid18th century, black people in New Orleans were gathering socially on Sundays at a special market outside the city, where they were able to remember and practice their traditional African dance and drumming music. The roots of jazz can be traced to these events. 5. ________ Native American musicians then combined their music with the African traditions and bands playing a mixture of styles began to perform in street festivals. Europeans came to listen and contribute and the roots of jazz were established. Louis Armstrong, the most famous jazz musician of all time, was influenced by these rich musical mixtures when he heard them in the early years of the 20th century. |
Long ago, poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. When the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions. Now, poetry competitions have been revived (恢复). This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes. The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to schoolwide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington, D. C. last week for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another,12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to "perform" a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $20,000 scholarship. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page. It"s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It"s the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures, and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. "Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we find something fresh and interesting about it, " says National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener. Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants (选手) understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn publicspeaking skills that can help them for life. |
1. From the first paragraph, we can know________. |
A. the Greeks were the first to write poems B. the Olympics used to start with poem reciting C. poems were spread orally in the past D. athletes were asked to recite poems before competing |
2. How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington, D. C. ? |
A. Three. B. Four C. Five. D. Six. |
3. According to the passage, hearing a poem recited by different people can________. |
A. bring a new life to listeners B. help listeners find their interest C. make listeners learn the words D. offer something new to listeners |
4. One benefit the participants get from poem recitation competitions is that they can________. |
A. become skilled in speaking in public B. write good poems themselves C. change their attitudes towards life D. make friends with many great poets |
5. What"s the main idea of the passage? |
A. Reciting poems improves your memory. B. Remembering a lot of poems is fun. C. Poets have a great time. D. Poetry competitions freshen us up. |
[1] Every language has its own special words and expressions. And a story can be told about each of them. Hot is a simple, easily understood word. So are most of the expressions made with the word hot. But not always, as we shall see. [2] The words hot potato, for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato. The potato is popular and many Americans like baked potatoes. Imagine trying to carry a hot potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so. Some publicly argued problems are highly emotional. The_problems_must_be_treated_carefully, or_they_will_be_difficult_and_painful_if _an_elected_official_has_to_deal_with_them. One such hot potato is taxes. Calling for higher taxes can mean defeat for a politician. And yet, if taxes are not raised, some very popular government programs could be cut. And that also can make a politician very unpopular. The questions must be dealt with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato. [3] Another expression is not so hot. If you ask someone how she feels, she may answer "Not so hot". What she means is that she does not feel well. Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something. You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night is not so hot. That means ___________. [4] A hot shot is a person, often a young person, who thinks he can do anything. He is very sure he can succeed. But often he fails. The expression was born in the military forces. A hot shot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully. [5] Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger. A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead. An angry person"s neck often becomes red. We say he is hot under the collar. 1. What is the text mainly about? ( within 8 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence. (within 8 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? As you would deal with other difficult problems, you must be careful with them. ________________________________________________________________________ 4. List three situations where "hot" expressions can be used according to the text. (within 30 words) ①________________________________________________________________________ ②________________________________________________________________________ ③________________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese. ________________________________________________________________________
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