阅读理解。 Homesick is a compound (复合) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know wh
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Homesick is a compound (复合) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each word means
on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are used together. Homesick means
SICK FOR HOME.
Now think for a minute about. If you change the word home in the definition (释义) to the word sea,
would the definition fit SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite different.
Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick, the only place you want
to be at home. When you are seasick, the last place you want to he is at sea．
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heart-sick doesn"t mean that something is wrong with
a person"s heart. People are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are
broken.
But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake and handbag. Perhaps you may
write definitions for them and knowing something like this must be helpful in your English study. |
| 1. When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that _____. |
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A. his heart is broken
B. his heart needs testing
C. he"s sorry at heart
D. he"s terribly disappointed (失望) and sad |
| 2. "The last place you want to be" is _____. |
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A. where you want to be most
B. where you want to be least
C. where you go the last
D. the last place you go to |
| 3. The definitions of handbag and handshake are _____. |
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A. easy to know
B. difficult to know
C. impossible to learn
D. unnecessary (没必要) to learn |
| 4. The writer wanted to tell us that _____. |
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A. there are many compound words in English
B. the building of compound words is interesting
C. the definitions of some word are hard to guess
D. not all the compound words are what they seem to be |
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I love charity (慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them
on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods,
all at very good prices. You can get things you won"t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about
them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you
are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.
The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity"s appeal (呼吁) to aid postwar
Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations (捐赠物). They decided to set up a
shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops
in the UK. My favorite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children"s
books, all 10 or 20 pence each.
Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who
gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags
of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don"t encourage this, rather ask people to bring
things in when the shop is open.
The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than
￡110 million a year, funding (资助) medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children,
homeless and disabled people, and much more. What a better place to spend your money? You get something
special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on
the environment. |
| 1. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _____. |
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A. its convenient location
B. its great variety of goods
C. its spirit of goodwill
D. its nice shopping environment |
| 2. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to _____. |
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A. sell cheap products
B. deal with unwanted things
C. raise money for patients
D. help a foreign country |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops? |
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A. The operating costs are very low.
B. The staff are usually well paid.
C. 90% of the donations are second-hand.
D. They are open twenty-four hours a day. |
| 4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? |
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A. What to Buy in Charity Shops.
B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.
C. Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.
D. The Public"s Concern about Charity Shops. |
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Why can architecture make people feel beautiful, especially in a traditional style? In fact, some designs
stand much closer to nature 1______ in the choice of materials or shapes of buildings. There are many
such architects and their 2______ come from nature. Antonio Gaudi was a 3______ architect, 4______
he used traditional materials such as earth and brick. You can see most of his works constructed in and
around Barcelona, including one 5_____ roof looks like the back of a dragon. |
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Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital
of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around
the city. Most of the city"s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways,
clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets.
The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens.
It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.
The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain.
There is also an important city in Venezuela (委内瑞拉) named Valencia. |
| 1. From the text, how many places have the name Valencia? |
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A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four |
| 2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia? |
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A. The colour of the building
B. The length of the streets
C. The age of the buildings
D. The colour of the roofs |
| 3. What is Valencia famous for? |
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A. Its seaport
B. Its university
C. Its churches and museums
D. Its parks and gardens |
| 4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _____. |
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A. markets
B. business
C. factories
D. farming |
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More and more often we heard of people talking about Karaoke (卡拉OK). But what on earth it is about,
still remains a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented in Japan
around the middle of the 1970"s. It means "a band without people" in Japanese. In fact, it is just a music tape
without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars, and mainly for the
customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore, at times, when
anyone felt like it, he might sing songs to the accompaniment of the music that came from the equipment.
Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was
welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune,
you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke. |
| 1. In this passage "band" means "group of persons _____." |
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A. who play games on the sports ground
B. who play music together
C. living in the same neighborhood
D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose |
| 2. Karaoke is just a _____. |
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A. cassette tape with only music
B. cassette tape recorder
C. band from Japan
D. voice recording equipment |
| 3. Karaoke was spread to the whole world _____. |
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A. as soon as it was invented
B. long before
C. not long after it was invented
D. before long |
| 4. The main idea of this passage is _____. |
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A. all persons like to play Karaoke
B. to introduce Karaoke to the people
C. Karaoke is a wonderful equipment
D. Karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars |
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How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes
People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is
one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th
century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty.
But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes "poison apples." President
Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to
Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The
President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the
President"s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would
serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact. |
| 1. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true? |
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A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.
B. Americans didn"t eat tomatoes before 19th century.
C. Even now Americans don"t eat tomatoes.
D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. |
| 2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes ______. |
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A. while he was in Paris
B. when he was a little boy
C. because his parents told him so
D. from books |
| 3. According to the text, ______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President"s party? |
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A. the President himself
B. a French cook
C. the President"s cook
D. the President"s wife |
| 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were ______. |
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A. people from other countries
B. from France
C. people of his own country
D. men only |
| 5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? |
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A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President"s party was made of tomatoes.
B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President"s cook was nice.
C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. |
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