You’re finishing up your history homework when your cell phone rings. You’ve got
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You’re finishing up your history homework when your cell phone rings. You’ve got 30 minutes to reach head-quarters, get your equipment packed and receive your task. There’s a lost hiker in the mountains near the edge of town. Your task: find the missing person; provide emergency medical treatment, if necessary; and be prepared to operate 48 hours on your own with only the supplies you carry.
Sounds like some kind of film’s plot? Not if you’re a member of the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol in the suburbs of Denver. About 25 teen guys and girls are active members of this search, rescue and emergency organization, and they know firsthand that you don’t have to be an adult to save lives.
These 9th-through-12th graders are the real deal when it comes to emergency services. In fact, they’re the only teen-commanded patrol in the nation. Sure they have adult advisers to turn to if necessary, but in the field it’s a teen patrol officer calling the shots — sometimes even giving direction to adults.
Members are trained in rock-high-angle，swift-water and avalanche rescue (雪崩施行营救), winter and alpine operation , wilderness life support and emergency care, among other skills. They also regularly ride along with the local fire and police departments, providing support such as security details and evidence searching.
When asked what qualities make a good patrol member, founder and president Stan Bush named good physical conditioning and an interest in helping people. “We put in lots and lots of hours helping people in trouble,” he says. “So if a person is not really interested in doing that kind of thing, he won’t last as a member.”
小题1:In the first paragraph, the author describes ______.| A．a plot in some kind of film | B．a teen patrol member’s life | | C．an emergency rescue | D．a lost hiker in trouble |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true about the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol?| A．They are trained to have many special skills. | | B．They also work with local firemen and policemen. | | C．They turn to adults for help sometimes. | | D．They think they can save lives only when growing up. |
小题3:If you want to become a good rescue patrol member, you must ______.| A．be strong and interested in offering help | | B．be a 9th-through-12th grader | | C．finish your history homework first | | D．spend many hours helping people first |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．What qualities make a good patrol member? | | B．The Arapahoe teen rescue patrol | | C．How to become a rescue patrol member | | D．Skills a rescue patrol member needs |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析Arapahe少年救援队是国家唯一的由一群九到十一年级的少年们组成的救援队。他们经受过训练进行一些紧急情况的救助活动，也时常和当地消防部门一同参加救援。文中开头就以生动的语言描述了Arapahe少年救援队的日常生活，
小题1:B细节理解题。从文章开始的描述，到第二段Sounds like some kind of film’s plot? Not if you’re a member of the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol in the suburbs of Denver.可知第一段描述了少年救援队的生活，所以B选项正确。
小题2:D细节理解题。根据文章第二段and they know firsthand that you don’t have to be an adult to save lives.可知不一定非得成年后才可从事救援工作，所以D选项内容错误，故正确选项为D。
小题3:A细节理解题。文章末段When asked what qualities make a good patrol member, founder and president Stan Bush named good physical conditioning and an interest in helping people.由此判断A选项正确。
小题4:B主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述的是少年巡逻队的活动，训练内容以及对队员的素质要求，所以文章中心是讲述少年巡逻队。故B选项正确。 |
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小题1:The leaflet(宣传单) is trying to __________.| A．introduce one of the security acts | | B．persuade people to contact TSA | | C．warn against the damage of locking the baggage | | D．inform people of baggage inspection |
小题2:The leaflet is most probably provided by TSA to those who __________.| A．had their baggage selected for inspection | | B．refused to have their baggage checked | | C．kept some damaged items in their baggage | | D．left their baggage unlocked |
小题3:The underlined word “liable” means ___________.| A．suitable by law | B．permitted by law | | C．responsible by law | D．prepared by law |
小题4:For packing tips and other suggestions, visit __________.| A．telltsa@tas.dot.gov | B．www.tsatraveltips.us | | C．toll-free at (866)289-9673 | D．TSA Consumer Response Centre |
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Dear Michelle,
My Dad hates my Mom. He tells me that she is a liar and that I should not trust her. Of course, they are divorced but they have “joint custody” (共同监护). What a joke! I am 15, my brother is nine, and we have a life of hell, frankly.
We live one week on and one week off. This was the brilliant idea of both of my parents, which was fair to them but ruining my life. I cannot get away from his voice and his putting my mom down. Sometimes I think about running away.
A Hopeless Ant
Dear Hopeless Ant,
First, thank you for trusting me with your problem. If all you said is correct, then there are several things that you can and should do to help yourself, your brother, and oddly enough, your parents.
You need a family counselor. Such a person could listen to each family member alone and then meet together to talk about the situation.
If refused, you need to talk to a counselor in your school. You need to be heard, and you need an adult who will listen. A school counselor can organize a meeting with your parents.
Perhaps you need to write to your mother. Writing things down allows people to go over it more than one time.
I cannot imagine that she will stand passively by and do nothing at all to help once she reads how you feel. Your father needs a letter as well. He may not realize the destructive effect that it has on his children.
Lastly, have a plan in mind when all else fails that is not self-destructive. Life passes very quickly, sweetheart, and you will grow up and have your own life.
Until then, you need to keep yourself safe. Never doubt that it will get better. Write back and let me know how everything is going.
Michelle
小题1:The Hopeless Ant wrote the letter to ________.| A．express dissatisfaction with his parents | | B．ask for advice seriously | | C．make his father punished | | D．just make a joke |
小题2:The Hopeless Ant hated his father because ________.| A．his father always told a lie | | B．his father wasn’t friendly to his mother | | C．his father divorced his mother | | D．the Hopeless Ant couldn’t stay with his parents |
小题3:According to the text, which of the following is the Hopeless Ant in need of at present?| A．Keep himself/herself away from danger | | B．Have a talk with his/her parents. | | C．Have his/her own family plan | | D．Write letters to families. |
小题4:In which part of a magazine will the text probably appear?| A．Entertainment | B．Advertisement | C．Life | D．Education |
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In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well．
First, let"s talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it．
This has several implications（含义）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now，however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”，but "text me around 8 and we"ll see where we all are."
Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”－those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.
They found that the mobile phone"s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well．
Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.
Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入）on people"s privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn"t worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.
小题1:According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on | A．talkers | B．the “speakeasy” | C．the “spacemaker" | D．texters |
小题2: We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are| A．quite revealing | B．well written | | C．unacceptable by others | D．shocking to others |
小题3:According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile? | A．Talkers. | B．The“speakeasy” | | C．The “spacemaker”. | D．Texters. |
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?| A．The SMS Effect | | B．Cultural implications of Mobile Phone Use | | C．Changes in the Use of the Mobile | | D．Body Language and the Mobile Phone |
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A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog（博客）”.The word “blog” is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like. There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information，advertisements, advice and ideas for many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write about their ideas and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perscus has studied more than 300 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products. At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago. And thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing. One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the Web-site in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far. Ms. Blood says Rebecea’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything — politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on -line bank accounts.
小题1:The author wrote this passage mainly to _________. | A．introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog” | | B．introduce a short way of saying Weblog | | C．tell readers how to write blogs | | D．tell readers about blogs |
小题2:From the passage we can learn that blogs cover almost everything EXCEPT ______. | A．account passwords | B．medical advice | | C．advertisements | D．different ideas |
小题3:Dave Winer closed his “weblogs. Com” because __________. | A．more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity | | B．American companies used blogs to advertise their products | | C．people stole money from on -line bank accounts | | D．He couldn’t afford the increasing money needed to run the blogs |
小题4:The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that ______.| A．it was created by a woman | | B．it is about the history of blogs | | C．it provides useful information and advice | | D．it has editions in at least four different languages |
小题5:What is the author’s attitude toward blog?| A．Objective | B．Sceptical | | C．Disapproving. | D．Sympathetic. |
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Once upon a time, on an isolated island in the Java sea, lived short people who dominated(支配, 占优势) the food chain. Standing no more than three and a half feet tall, these human ancestors hunted giant rats, lumbering lizards（笨拙的蜥蜴), and miniature elephants.
It sounds a bit like a fairy tale, but it"s true. Unearthed relics on the island uncovered the remains of a race of tiny human ancestors. Homo floresiensis, as the newly discovered species has been named, apparently could date back to 13,000 years ago. This means they have a lot in common with modern humans.
So how and why did these people get so small? Scientists suspect that it"s due to the fact that this race lived on an isolated island with limited resources. Take the miniature elephants for example. When elephants first came to the island either by swimming or by some kind of natural land raft, they were probably close to full size. But since there wasn"t much to eat, over time smaller elephants lived longer and better. The smaller the elephant was, the less it had to eat to stay strong and healthy.
Scientists call this the "island role", and it can apply to humans as well as animals. Given the island"s sparse(稀少) food supply, it makes sense that the early humans living there would have evolved (进化) a body size requiring less food to survive. So bigger isn"t always better.
In the floresiensis, at least, getting smaller was the way to go.
小题1:According to the passage, the fact Homo floresiensis are very small is based on________.| A．the islanders in the Java Sea | B．the human ancestors | | C．the unearthed relics | D．a newspaper report |
小题2: The underlined word "miniature" in the first paragraph most probably means______.| A．tiny | B．active | C．rare | D．wild |
小题3:People on the island got so small because____________.| A．they did not have enough food to eat. | | B．they gradually developed for lack of food. | | C．they shared less food with elephants. | | D．they remained alive as the elephants. |
小题4: What might be the most suitable title of the passage?| A．The history of short people | | B．Short people from a fairy tale | | C．The proofs on short people | | D．Short people on an isolated island |
小题5:According to the passage, getting smaller can make people and animals ____| A．run quickly | B．live longer | C．live weaker | D．run slowly |
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