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It’s great fun to explore new places—it feels like an adventure，even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
　　● Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere. It’ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you’re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn or you’ll have to move to the back seat.
　　● Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You"ll need a good map, a compass , a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies . Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.
　　● See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc.)in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it’s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.
小题1:Sitting beside the driver, you should___________.

A．direct the driver when necessary

B．look ahead to see where there’s a turn

C．move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable

D．keep looking at the map to find a place to go to

小题2:Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?

A．To get information when in danger.

B．To be saved in case of an accident.

C．To share the fun with him/her in exploration.

D．To tell him/her what’s going on with the group members.

小题3:Orienteering activities can______________.

A．make people work fast

B．help people stay healthy

C．help people organize other activities

D．make people get prepared for sports

小题4:The text mainly talks about____________.

A．the fun of exploration

B．what to bring for exploration

C．the way to use a map in exploration

D．how to prevent getting lost in exploration

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D

解析

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是避免我们在旅行时迷路的好方法。
小题1:A 细节题。根据文章第二段Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn or you’ll have to move to the back seat.可知当你坐在司机旁边的时候，你可以在必要的时候，指导司机。故A正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据文章第三段Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back.可知你要事先告诉你的朋友你去什么地方，目的在于如果你出现了危险情况，有人知道你的去向，可以进行有效的救援。故B正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章最后一句Either way, it’s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.可知这样的活动可以让我们保持身体健康。故B正确。
小题4:D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段It’s great fun to explore new places—it feels like an adventure，even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.可知本文主要讲述的是避免我们在旅行时迷路的好方法。故D正确。

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Fumbling with the buttons to find a good song while driving has been linked to increased risk of crashes, but is listening to music risky? “It depends on the music,” says a report published in the October issue of Accident Analysis & Prevention.
The study found teenage drivers who played their own music had significantly more traffic violations（违规） compared with background music designed by the researchers to minimize driving distractions, or no music.
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel recruited(招募) 85 drivers about 18 years old; just over half were male. The subjects were each assigned to drive six challenging road trips that were about 40 minutes long, accompanied by an experienced driving instructor. Music was played on four trips, two with selections from the drivers" playlists, mostly fast-paced vocals, and two with background music, which was a mixture of easy listening, soft rock and light jazz designed to increase driver safety. No music was played on two trips. Subjects rated their mood after each trip and in-car data recorders analyzed driver behavior and errors.
All 85 subjects committed at least three errors in one or more of the six trips; 27 received a warning and 17 required steering or braking by an instructor to prevent an accident. When the music was their own, 98% made errors; without the music, 92% made errors; and while listening to the safe-driving music, 77% made errors. Speeding, following too close, inappropriate lane use, one-handed driving and were the common violations.
The male subjects were more aggressive drivers and made more serious errors than female subjects. The teens played their own music at a very loud volume but significantly decreased the sound level when listening to the safe-driving music, researchers said. Mood ratings were highest on trips with driver-preferred music.
小题1:What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1?

A．Many drivers played their favorite music while driving.

B．Drivers shouldn’t search for the buttons to find a good song.

C．Song selection has nothing to do with increased risk of crashes.

D．Listening to certain types of music can increase drivers’ errors.

小题2:What does the underlined word “ subjects” refer to in this passage?

A．Something being discussed.	B．People being written about.
C．People being tested.	D．Areas of knowledge or study.

小题3:In the research, soft rock and light jazz are likely to _______.

A．increase drivers’ safety

B．add to the pleasure of driving

C．change drivers’ idea of safe driving

D．lower drivers’ guard against danger

小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that in the research ______.

A．the teens committed the most errors

B．the male were more skillful in driving

C．traveling with no music made the least errors

D．driver-preferred music increased the mood ratings

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iPhone owners are vainer (虚荣) and spend more on clothes and grooming(仪容) than those who have BlackBerrys and Android phones, new research claims.

BlackBerry owners earn the most and are more likely to have long-term relationships, while people with Android handsets are most creative and the best cooks.
The study, carried out by TalkTalk Mobile, surveyed 2,000 owners of the three major smartphone brands to determine whether the choice of handset was an extension(延伸) of their personality. The study rated users in various walks of life using a point scoring system including personalities, daily habits and the type of industries they work in.
Other results from the study found that people with an iPhone are more image conscious and generally rate themselves more attractive than those with other handsets. They are most likely to describe themselves as adventurous, bright and are most likely to work in media, publishing and education. They also believe their boss rates them highly. Apple owners also tend to have done more travelling and are the most active on social media sites.
BlackBerry owners were found to be the least punctual(准时的) ,but despite putting in the least hours at work they are the most active phone user—sending more texts and making more calls in the average day than any other phone user. They are more social and have more friends overall. They also earn nearly two and a half thousand pounds a year more than other smarphone owners, with an average salary of $27,406. BlackBerry users classed themselves so loud and mainly work in the health, finance or property sectors. They were also found to drink more tea and coffee each day than any other phone user.
Android owners were found to watch more TV than others and drink the most alcohol—consuming more in an average week than iPhone and BlackBerry drinkers. They have the most jobs in engineering, the government and public services and environmental services. They have the best manners and are more shy and relaxed than their counterparts.
Dan Meader, Director of Mobile at TalkTalk, said, “Many of us have our mobile phones on us almost constantly so they do become an extension of us in many ways. It’s interesting to see then how the choice in handset may reflect different aspects of personality and the results do show some unusual differences.”
小题1:What do we know about BlaceBerry users?

A．They work latest.	B．They drink most alcohol.
C．They are the highest earners.	D．They are values most by their bosses.

小题2:The underlined words “image conscious”(Paragraph4) mean caring about .

A．income

B．appearance

C．social media

D．interpersonal relationships

小题3:What were Android users found to be like?

A．Loud.

B．Brave.

C．Polite.

D．Confident.

小题4:Dan Meader may agree that the kind of mobile phone we use .

A．will decide the way we live our life

B．can be a window into the lives we lead

C．can change our personalities gradually

D．has become the most important part of our life

小题5:How is the text organized?

A．By drawing comparisons.	B．By giving reasons only.
C．By providing examples.	D．By giving solutions.

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However urban life strikes you，cities worldwide have been growing even more rapidly．Some of this growth has occurred in the developed world，but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third World．Almost all the world’s population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countries
By the year 2030，for the first time in history，60 percent of the world’s people will be living in cities．
This is actually good news in some ways．“Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity,” says Marc Weiss，chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development，“ both for the nation and for families．” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between 50 and 80 percent of the gross domestic product （GDP） in most countries of the world“ there’s the crazy notion that the way to deal with a city’s problems is to keep people out of them,” Weiss continued．“But the problems of the rural life are even more serious than those of the city．” For better or worse，urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of cities．Those cities will be bigger than ever．And yet，population numbers by themselves don’t determine a city’s prospects； after all，Addis Ababa，Ethiopia，and Hamburg，Germany，have the same population．Nor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor．“City problems,” one authority points out，“mostly have to do with weak，ineffective，and usually unrepresentative city governments．”
小题1:The passage mainly discusses ______________．

A．Big cities．	B．City life．
C．Population．	D．Gross Domestic Product．

小题2:According to the passage，in the year of 2030 _______．

A．there will be 21 cities having a population of more than 10 million．

B．rural area will be extinct．

C．most people will live in cities．

D．the third world will keep abreast with the developed world．

小题3:In the author’s opinion，_________．

A．better city，better life

B．both urban and rural areas have a larger population

C．the larger population，the faster a city develops

D．both urban and rural areas have larger gross domestic products

小题4:Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The developing countries develop faster than the developed countries．

B．Cities contribute more to the GDP than the villagers．

C．Some problems are more easily solved in cities than in country．

D．It’s impossible to solve urban problems by getting people out of cities．

小题5:The last paragraph implies that ____________．

A．public services are ineffective．

B．cities are increasing too fast．

C．population is not linked with development．

D．government should be responsible for the problems in the cities．

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Many of the world"s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities．Supply for the needs of the people leads to further      by industry．If the rapid increase of world population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater      to human beings．
Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution""．
About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million．It       a billion in 1850．By 1930 the population was two billion．It is now six billon．It is      to double by the year 2020．If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the       a hundred years from now．
Man has been      the earth"s resources more and more       over the past years．Some of them are almost gone．Now many people believe that man"s greatest problem is how to control the       of the population．The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to       the human population if the present rate of increase continues．
There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries．Many people believe that human survival in the future       on the answer to the question．

小题1:

A．progress

B．pollution

C．education

D．production

小题2:

A．danger

B．harm

C．benefit

D．hardship

小题3:

A．got

B．took

C．brought

D．reached

小题4:

A．suggested

B．hoped

C．expected

D．said

小题5:

A．world

B．country

C．star

D．end

小题6:

A．discovering[

B．using

C．digging

D．destroying

小题7:

A．seriously

B．dangerously

C．rapidly

D．steadily

小题8:

A．existence

B．start

C．growth

D．birth

小题9:

A．increase

B．starve

C．construct

D．support

小题10:

A．depends

B．agrees

C．saves

D．passes

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Welcome to Australia
The Great Outdoors
Australia is the world’s oldest continent and indigenous Australians have one of the world’s oldest culture．
In Australia you will see unique plants and animals and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world．Many parks have information centres offering advice on where to go, what to see and how to see it--for both your personal safety and to protect our sensitive, natural environment．
Banks and Money Matters
Banks are generally open between 9:30am and 4pm on Monday to Thursday and 9:30am and 5pm on Friday．
Foreign currency or traveller’s cheques can be changed at all banks and some of the larger hotels．There are currency exchange facilities at all international airports．
___________________
Take care! Our sunlight is very strong and you can get sunburnt．
For best sun protection, it is advisable to wear:
A broad-brimmed hat
A shirt with a collar and sleeves
Sunscreen with high protection factor．
Swimming
We have so many beautiful places to swim--beaches, lakes, rivers and creeks．
Many of our waters are safe for swimming, but if you have any doubts, ask before entering the water．
Most of our popular ocean beaches have patrols with life-saving service．Red and yellow flags mark the area that you are advised to swim within．
If there are no flags and no life guards on the beach, talk to local people about the best areas to swim．
Staying Safe on the Roads
Australians drive on the left-hand side of the road．
For safety, everyone in the car, including children, must wear a seat belt．
Motor cyclists and bicyclists are required to wear a helmet．
Watch out for native animals crossing the roads, especially at night．Road signs are erected in places where animals are commonly seen．
小题1:What is the best title of the third part of the passage?

A．The Sun	B．Enjoy the Sun
C．Warning	D．Outdoor Activities

小题2:If you arrive in Sydney at 5:10pm on Friday, where can you probably get your money changed on that day?

A．At a bank．	B．At any hotel．
C．At a store	D．At the airport

小题3:What advice can you get at the park information centre?

A．Advice on how to wear a broad-brimmed hat．

B．Advice on how to drive safely in the park．

C．Advice on how to protect our environment

D．Advice on where to go to see a kangaroo．

小题4:How can you ensure your safety when swimming?

A．You can swim in whichever lake you like

B．You should swim with the life guard．

C．You can swim where there are red flags．

D．Always find a local person to ask about how to swim．

小题5:Which of the following word might be the closest in meaning with the underlined word “erected”?

A．set up

B．protected

C．stood

D．noticed

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