阅读理解。 We live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced
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of this, most people that craft (手艺) no longer exists.
One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which
are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability (持久性). "Homes
in those days were well-built," they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have
done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.
Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay
the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly
common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter (木匠) to built
the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make
those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to built them, they would probably do a
better job than carpenters of old.
One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools.
Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts
(精确切割) on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and
carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult
house designs.
The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern
carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper
material.
B. more learned
C. more imaginative
D. more hardworking
B. Carpenters who have college degrees.
C. people who think highly of carpenters of old
D. people who think that modern material is of low quality.
B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.
C. Modern houses last as long as the old one.
D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times.
B. Craft, Back to life?
C. History of craftsmanship
D. Carpenters Today and Yesterday
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get answers like "Shakespeare," "Samuel Johnson," and "Webster," but none of these men had any effect at
all compared to a man who didn"t even speak English -William the Conqueror.
Before 1066,in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups.
In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language,and in the north lived the Scots,
whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic.In the rest of the country lived the Saxons,
actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons,and other Germanic and Nordic people,who spoke what we now call
Anglo-Saxon (or Old English ), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would
be close to German.
But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began
their rule over England.For about a century,French became the official language of England while Old English
became the language of peasants. As a result,English words of politics and the law come from French rather
than German. In some cases,modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French
and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words.We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular,
depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked,which shows the fact that the
Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.
When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France
because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than
French does.Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French
influences are all the result of one man"s ambition.
B. Nordic and Germanic
C. Celtic and Old English
D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic
B. president, bread,water
C. bread,field,sheep
D. folk,field,cow
B. They know little of the history of the English language.
C. Many French words are similar to English ones.
D. They know French better than German.
B. The similarity between English and French
C. The rule of England by William the Conqueror.
D. The French influences on the English language.
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| 阅读理解诶。 |
| Tristan da Cunha, a 38-square-mile island, is the farthest inhabited island in the world, according to the Guinness Book Records. It is 1,510 miles southwest of its nearest neighbor, St. Helena, and 1, 950 miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral (葡萄牙海军上将) of the same name in 1506 and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred. Coming in a close second-and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant land-is Easter Island, which lies 1, 260 miles east of its nearest neighbor. Pitcairn Island, and 2, 300 miles west of South America. The mountainous 64-square-mile island was settled around the 5th century, supposedly by people who were lost at sea. They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1, 000 huge stone figures, called moat, for which the island is most famous. On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000 people live on the Chilean territory (智利领土). They share one street, a small airport and a few hours of television per day. |
| 1. It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da Cunha _____. |
| A. was named after its discoverer B. got its name from Holland settlers C. was named by the British government D. got its name from the Guinness Book of Records |
| 2. Which of the following is most famous for moat? |
| A. Tristan da Cunha. B. Pitcairn Island. C. Easter Island. D. St. Helena. |
| 3. Which country does Easter Island belong to? |
| A. Britain. B. Holland. C. Portugal. D. Chile. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese. That product is foreign words. Gairaigo-words that come from outside-have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers. But in the last few years the trickle (涓涓细流) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional (传统的) Japanese. "The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new, says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. "By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media (媒体) to pick up." "Experts (专家) often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers," said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. "Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese." Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito"s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers shelves. "We were expecting to sell the books to young people," said the writer. "but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese." |
| 1. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms? |
| A. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new. B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements. C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand. D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular. |
| 2. In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people _____. |
| A. are good at learning foreign languages B. are willing to learn about new things C. trust the media D. respect experts |
| 3. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words? |
| A. The media and government papers. B. Best-selling Japanese textbooks. C. The interest of young Japanese. D. Foreign products and experts. |
| 4. The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud _____. |
| A. sells very well in Japan B. is supported by the government C. is questioned by the old generation D. causes misunderstanding among the readers |
| 阅读理解。 |
| In many cultures white is often associated with something positive. A white-collar job, for instance, is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain and not your hands. White has a clean and pure image.That is why doctors, dentists, and nurses usually wear white uniforms. Babies are dressed in white at baptisms (洗礼) and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings.White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity. Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good. "Whitewash" is one such expression.At first, "whitewash" meant to paint over something with white paint to make it look better. However, it means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures. A "white elephant" is another example of white used in a negative way. In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but it was very expensive to keep. The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin.Once they received this holy, royal animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it.Today, a "white elephant" means something that is big, useless, and unwanted. In America, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they often have a "white elephant sale".  |
| 1. The text is mainly about _____. |
| A. the meanings of white in English culture B. the history of some English idioms C. some interesting customs in English culture D. some useful English words and expressions |
| 2. Which expression has an historical background? |
| A. White-wash. B. White-collar. C. White elephant. D. White elephant sale. |
| 3. In which statement does"white" have a negative meaning? |
| A. A boy is dressed in white at baptisms. B. A bride wears a white wedding gown. C. A man whitewashes his crime. D. A girl finds a white collar job. |
| 4. The author develops the text mainly by ______. |
| A. analyzing its cause and effect B. providing typical examples C. comparing different ideas D. following the time order |