When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a
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When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a check-up.
It seemed a small compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go right from the beginning. Not having a car or the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly got on a bus that was taking me in the direction.
I the bus and stood on the pavement(人行道) not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a , who was trying to get past me. , instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was . After I explained my to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my . Sitting there waiting, I felt that someone had been willing to help. , hearing a horn （喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a to the hospital.
Such unexpected from a stranger was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose , for all things are possible.
| 小题1: | | A．social | B．traveling | C．physical | D．housing |
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| 小题2: | | A．former | B．medical | C．scientific | D．final |
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| 小题3: | | A．challenge | B．chance | C．success | D．mistake |
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| 小题4: | | A．ahead | B．fast | C．easy | D．wrong |
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| 小题5: | | A．appreciating | B．knowing | C．visiting | D．leaving |
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| 小题6: | | A．Since | B．Although | C．Once | D．Unless |
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| 小题7: | | A．necessary | B．strange | C．important | D．obvious |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．same | C．opposite | D．general |
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| 小题9: | | A．got off | B．ran into | C．looked at | D．waited for |
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| 小题10: | | A．gentleman | B．stranger | C．friend | D．driver |
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| 小题11: | | A．Surprisingly | B．Especially | C．Normally | D．Probably |
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| 小题12: | | A．OK | B．dangerous | C．nervous | D．excited |
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| 小题13: | | A．aim | B．idea | C．situation | D．excuse |
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| 小题14: | | A．station | B．direction | C．apartment | D．appointment |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointed | B．certain | C．grateful | D．afraid |
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| 小题16: | | A．Perhaps | B．Without doubt | C．Right away | D．Then |
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| 小题17: | | A．waving(招手) | B．shouting | C．staring(盯着) | D．laughing |
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| 小题18: | | A．bike | B．guidance | C．drive | D．suggestion |
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| 小题19: | | A．kindness | B．news | C．appearance | D．results |
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| 小题20: | | A．hope | B．power | C．support | D．heart |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：本文通过我在困境之中得到了一个陌生人的帮助，说明人间有真情在！不要对社会失去信心。
小题1:上下文串联。A. social社会的，B. traveling旅行，C. physical身体的，D. housing房子，根据下文的hospital说明我身体不好。要去医院治疗。选C
小题2:形容词辨析。A. former前面的，B. medical医疗的，C. scientific科学的； D. final最终的；我要去医院做彻底检查。选B。
小题3:名词辨析。A. challenge挑战； B. chance机会； C. success成功； D. mistake错误；指去见医生对我来说是一件困难的事。选A。
小题4:上下文串联。A. ahead 前面，B. fast快的，C. easy容易的，D. wrong错的，根据下文可知从开始的时候我就坐错了车，就出了错。故D正确。
小题5:动词辨析。A. appreciating欣赏； B. knowing了解，熟悉； C. visiting参观； D. leaving离开；指我没有车也不熟悉这个城市。B
小题6:连词辨析。A. Since既然； B. Although尽管； C. Once一旦； D. Unless除非；尽管我给自己留下了足够的时间。选B。
小题7:形容词辨析。A. necessary B. strange C. important D. obvious
A奇怪；B必要；C明显；D重要；但是很明显我要迟到，我坐错车了。D
小题8:形容词辨析。A. right正确； B. same同样； C. opposite相反； D. general一般；根据下文可知我坐的相反方向的车。选C。
小题9:短语辨析。A. got off下车，B. ran into撞上，C. looked at 看，D. waited for等待；指我下车站在人行道上看着来往的路人。选A。
小题10:上下文串联。A. Gentleman绅士，B. Stranger陌生人，C. Friend朋友，D. Driver司机，上文说我对这个城市不熟悉，说明我这里没熟人。故我看件一个陌生人。选B。
小题11:副词辨析。A. Surprisingly惊讶地，B. Especially尤其地，C. Normally正常； D. Probably可能；让我惊讶的是，他没有离开，反而停下来我我是否有事情。因为对方看我落魄的样子，以为我有了问题。选A。
小题12:上下文串联。指对方看见我的样子，以为我遇见了什么难事。选A
小题13:名词辨析。A. aim动机； B. idea观点； C. situation情景； D. excuse借口；我把我所遇见的情景告诉了他。选C。
小题14:上下文串联。A. station车站，B. direction 方向，C. apartment公寓，D. appointment约定。指我与医生约好的做彻底检查的约定。选D。
小题15:上下文串联。A. disappointed失望的，B. certain当然，C. grateful感激的，D. afraid 害怕，别人给我提供了帮助我很感激对方。选C。
小题16:副词辨析。A. Perhaps也许； B. Without doubt当然； C. Right away立刻， D. Then那时；那时我听见了喇叭声，他开车送我去。选D。
小题17:动词辨析。A. waving(招手) B. shouting喊叫； C. staring(盯着) D. laughing笑；指他在车里对我挥手。选A。
小题18:固定词组。A. bike自行车，B. guidance指导，C. drive驾车，D. suggestion 建议，Give sb a lift让某人搭便车。选C。
小题19:上下文串联。A. kindness善意，B. news新闻，C. appearance外貌，D. results结果，据上文可知这个陌生人很好心地帮助了我。对我来说是意料之外的善意。选A
小题20:名词辨析。A. hope 希望，B. power权力； C. support支持，D. heart心，他微笑着告诉我不要失去希望，一切都有可能的。选A。 |
举一反三
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 |
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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 |
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| 小题2: | | A．danger | B．harm | C．benefit | D．hardship |
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| 小题3: | | A．got | B．took | C．brought | D．reached |
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| 小题4: | | A．suggested | B．hoped | C．expected | D．said |
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| 小题5: | | A．world | B．country | C．star | D．end |
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| 小题6: | | A．discovering[ | B．using | C．digging | D．destroying |
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| 小题7: | | A．seriously | B．dangerously | C．rapidly | D．steadily |
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| 小题8: | | A．existence | B．start | C．growth | D．birth |
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| 小题9: | | A．increase | B．starve | C．construct | D．support |
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| 小题10: | | A．depends | B．agrees | C．saves | D．passes |
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