Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip．
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Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip．White had two reasons for making this epic journey．First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did．He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．White"s second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world．He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.
White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later．He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains．He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas．Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team．No jeep carrying food, water and medicine．No doctor．Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.
The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.
小题1:When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.| A．broke the world record | B．collected money for Oxfam | | C．destroyed several bikes | D．travelled about l,300 hours |
小题2:What does the underlined word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean?| A．Very slow but exciting． | B．Very long and difficult. | | C．Very smooth but tiring． | D．Very lonely and depressing. |
小题3:During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.| A．fought heroically against robbers in Iran | | B．experienced the extremes of heat and cold | | C．managed to ride against the wind in Australia | | D．had a team of people who travelled with him |
小题4:Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?| A．Imaginative． | B．Patriotic． | | C．Modest． | D．Determined. |
小题5:What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?| A．To help people in need. | B．To test his new bicycle. | | C．To prove his potential. | D．To show off his ability. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：文章大意：文章主要讲述的是菲尔·怀特 (Phil White)一万八千英里的环球自行车旅行。他进行这次旅行有两个原因。一是为了慈善事业筹钱；二是打破骑单车环游世界的世界纪录。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．可知Phil White通过骑自行车环游世界，为英国慈善组织募集到了70 000英镑。故B正确。
小题2:词义推测题。根据全文可知Phil White的旅行历时299天，全程18 000英里，且遭遇了种种困难，所以是一次“长而艰难的旅行”。故B正确。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第三段第六和第七句话可知Phil White在途径澳大利亚南部时，不得不顶风骑车前行了1 000公里。故C正确。
小题4:推理判断题。根据“This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end”，从文中对Phil White的描述中可以看出他是一个很有毅力的人。故D正确。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文章大意可知菲尔·怀特为了帮助需要的人们激励他克服所有的困难。故A正确。 |
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The slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry"s highest honor in 86 years of the Oscars．Can anyone tell me your ideas about this movie? —— GreatMartin
“12 Years a Slave is a surprisingly underwhelming movie．It is more of a string of picture about several heartless and evil white men(and women)who are just mean without the motivation of running a plantation on their minds．There is very little character development and most of the film relies on what the audience already knows and feels about slavery．” 一一GeminiJef
‘‘Never have I been stunned into an emotional silence after watching a film in the theater．I"ve come out of films before thinking” My god，that was unbelievable”，like when I saw The Lord of the Rings for the first time，but this film just hits you on another level entirely．You sit there after it’s over，wondering if what you’d just experienced was real．The day after．you feel the same．”一一Pauljohnson
“This movie is just an average movie about slavery．Are you kidding me，segregation movies are a dime a dozen and this movie beat out Gravity for Golden Globes? Gravity has never been done before．12 Years a Slave I watched once and will never watch again．I watched Gravity 5 times and still love it．’’一一Dominionator
“This movie was realistic and engaging at every second．Even the dramatic pauses were worthwhile and definitely not a waste of time．The script inferred and hinted at events rather than just plain saying them，and that was genius．Outstanding photography，amazing special effects and the acting is top notch．There were a few people that walked out during some scenes．What a shame!” 一一Apols
小题1:The main purpose of GreatMartin’s writing is __________ .| A．to give a brief introduction of the movie | | B．to share his own opinions with others | | C．to invite answers to his question | | D．to explain why he asks the question |
小题2:The underlined word “stunned’’ in the third paragraph probably means __________ .| A．puzzled | B．shocked | C．disappointed | D．concerned |
小题3:Among the four speakers，who made positive comments on the movie?| A．GeminiJef and Pauljohnson | B．Pauljohnson and Dominionator | | C．GeminiJef and Dominionator | D．Pauljohnson and Apols |
小题4:Which of the following best states Pauljotmson’s ideas about l2 Years a Slave?| A．It leaves little room for character development． | | B．It reaches the height of The Lord of the Rings． | | C．It doesn’t deserve such high praise． | | D．It amazes the audience with its special effects． |
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Why do we laugh and get amusement from so many different things，from puns (双关语) to pratfalls? Why are some things funny to some people and not to others? How is that while a successful joke can cause pleasure，a sick one can cause serious harm?
Over the centuries，various scholars have attempted to produce a universally agreed-upon theory of humor．Plato and Aristotle introduced the superiority(优越感) theory，the idea that people laugh at the misfortune of others．Their theory seems to explain teasing，but it doesn’t work well for knock-knock jokes．Sigmund Freud argued for his relief theory，the concept that humor is a way for people to release psychological tension and reveal their inner fears and desires．His theory works well for dirty jokes，less well for most puns．
The majority of humor expels today agree with the incongruity theory，the idea that humor arises when there’s a gap between what people expect to happen and what actually happens．Incongruity has a lot going for it — jokes with unexpected funny lines，for example，fit well．But scientists have found that in comedy，unexpectedness is overvalued．
With the goal of developing a new，more satisfactory explanation，I produced “the gentle violation(违背)theory”，the idea that humor arises when something seems wrong or threatening，but is actually OK or safe．A dirty joke，for example，trades on moral or social violations，but it’s only going to get a laugh if the person listening is open enough to consider the subject OK to talk about．Similarly，puns can be seen as linguistic violations that still make grammatical sense．
And while most humor theories have struggled to account for tickling (挠痒痒)，or just avoided the phenomenon altogether，my theory accounts for even this kind of laughter．Tickling involves violating someone’s physical space in a gentle way．People can’t tickle themselves — because it isn’t a violation．
小题1:What is the author’s attitude towards Plato and Aristotle’s theory?| A．Critical． | B．Approving | C．uncaring | D．Unclear |
小题2:According to Sigmund Freud’s theory，we can infer that __________ .| A．people will laugh when they see others suffer | | B．telling dirty jokes is a relief of one’s nervous feelings ’ | | C．unexpectedness can explain how humor works | | D．tickling doesn’t involve psychological tension |
小题3:According to the author，why are some things funny to some people but not to others?| A．Because the sense of humor varies greatly from person to person． | | B．Because people have different expectations for the same thing． | | C．Because some people lack the sense of safety deep in their heart． | | D．Because people’s understanding of violation is different． |
小题4:What is the author’s main purpose of writing this passage?| A．To draw people’s attention to the research of humor． | | B．To criticize people’s misconceptions about humor． | | C．To explain what exactly causes people to laugh． | | D．To prove the sense of humor can be developed． |
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These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an） for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf"s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr. Bloggs" "Alf".
| 小题1: | | A．eventually | B．occasionally | C．usually | D．apparently |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．willing | C．interested | D．lucky |
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| 小题3: | | A．official | B．manager | C．salesman | D．dustman |
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| 小题4: | | A．hopefully | B．probably | C．simply | D．politely |
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| 小题5: | | A．wore | B．put | C．tried | D．dressed |
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| 小题6: | | A．took | B．spent | C．cost | D．wasted |
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| 小题7: | | A．mistake | B．secret | C．memory | D．reputation |
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| 小题8: | | A．another | B．one | C．the other | D．other |
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| 小题9: | | A．status | B．look | C．direction | D．statue |
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| 小题10: | | A．in spite of | B．regardless of | C．instead of | D．in case of |
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Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck. ”
Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do anymore.”
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.
小题1:What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?| A．The taxi almost hit another car. | | B．The taxi driver was injured. | | C．The author scolded the driver of the other car. | | D．The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck. |
小题2:How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?| A．He yelled back at the driver. | | B．He sent the driver to the hospital. | | C．He was friendly towards the driver. | | D．He dumped some garbage in front of his car. |
小题3:What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?| A．Many people like to drive garbage trucks. | | B．Many people dump garbage wherever they like. | | C．Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy. | | D．Many people tend to be very much depressed. |
小题4:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?| A．The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks. | | B．The author used to complain a lot. | | C．The author used to have a lot of money. | | D．The author used to be a good manager. |
小题5:According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?| A．Ignore them and go on with our own work. | | B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again. | | C．Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place. | | D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else. |
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My sister Jodie and I are always traveling for work. As jewelry designers, we need to go to a lot of shows. We can’t pack lightly and usually bring about four suitcases filled with our work.
Most of our stuff is made from heavy materials and metals. So part of the routine for us when we fly is getting stopped by security. Our jewelry sets off the alarms, and we’ve become accustomed to arriving early to go through private screenings. Most of the time, it’s not troublesome.
However, on our recent trip to a Paris trade show, we were stopped at security and asked to empty our bags. One of the agents walked over to another agent and they started whispering to each other. Both gentlemen came back, and one of them then told us that it seemed that we were carrying a very dangerous object.
My sister and I just said, “Huh?” Of course, we were a little concerned, thinking that maybe someone put something dangerous in one of our bags when we weren’t looking.
One of the agents then started to unpack our bags. I kept asking what he was looking for and then the object in question finally appeared. It was our Cosima necklace. It’s a piece of jewelry, with large, metal triangular spikes.
My sister and I looked at each other and breathed a huge sigh of relief. We started laughing and explained to the two male agents that it was just a necklace from our collection, not a weapon of mass destruction. They thought we were lying, and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon.
I tried to explain that we were jewelry designers going to a trade show, and this was simply a piece from our collection. But the agents didn’t buy it. Then a few women guards came over to assist. One of the women guards was holding an earring up to her ear and another was trying on a ring. Apparently, they liked our stuff.
It was only at this point that the male guards gave up. And I think they also got tired of listening to a bunch of women talk about jewelry. They let us through.
We took the names of the women agents and sent them a piece of jewelry when we got back to say thanks.
小题1:When the object in question finally appeared, the writer and her sister felt _______. | A．anxious | B．relieved | C．excited | D．frightened |
小题2:The writer and her sister were stopped by the agents because ________. | A．their suitcases were too heavy | | B．the agents wanted to play a joke on them | | C．they were suspected to carry dangerous objects | | D．the agents wanted to admire the jewelry inside the suitcases |
小题3:The underlined word “buy” in Paragraph 7 probably means ________. | A．doubt | B．believe | C．purchase | D．understand |
小题4:The writer sent the women agents a piece of jewelry in order to ________. | A．persuade them to buy her jewelry later | | B．get help from them next time | | C．show them her talent in designing jewelry | | D．show them her gratitude for their assistance |
小题5:According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Someone put something dangerous in one of the writer’s bags. | | B．The male agents didn’t believe the writer at first. | | C．The female agents liked the jewelry. | | D．The writer is always travelling on business. |
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