A Hobbies: reading, listening to music and watching birds Purpose: asking for spare copies of textbooks, teaching materials or journals |
B Hobbies: reading, singing and traveling Purpose: learning about ideas of teaching professionals in the world |
C Hobbies: role-playing, listening to music and collecting nice things Purpose: communicating with new friends among English teachers from the UK and the USA |
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The year was eighteen eighty-seven. The place was New York City. A young woman, Elizabeth Cochrane,wanted a job at a large newspaper. The editor agreed,if she would investigate a hospital for people who were mentally sick and then write about it. Elizabeth Cochrane decided to become a patient in the hospital herself. She used the name Nellie Brown so no one would discover her purpose. Newspaper officials said they would get her released (释放) after a while. To prepare,Nellie put on old clothes and stopped washing. She went to a temporary home for women. She acted as if she had severe mental problems. She cried and screamed and stayed awake all night. The police were called. She was examined by doctors. Most said she was insane. Nellie Brown was taken to the mental hospital. It was dirty. Waste material was left outside the eating room. Bugs ran across the tables. The food was terrible:hard bread and gray-colored meat. Nurses bathed the patients in cold water and gave them only a thin piece of cloth to wear to bed. During the day,the patients did nothing but sat quietly. They had to talk in quiet voices. Yet,Nellie got to know some of them. Some were women whose families had put them in the hospital because they had been too sick with fever. Now they were well,but they could not get out. Nellie recognized that the doctors and nurses had no interest in the patients" mental health. They were paid to keep the patients in a kind of jail. Nellie stayed in the hospital for ten days. Then a lawyer from the newspaper got her released. Five days later,the story of Elizabeth Cochrane"s experience in the hospital appeared in the New York World Newspaper. Readers were shocked. They wrote to officials of the city and the hospital protesting the conditions and patient treatment. An investigation led to changes at the hospital. Elizabeth Cochrane had made a difference in the lives of the people there. She made a difference in her own life too. She did not write it as Nellie Brown,however,or as Elizabeth Cochrane. She wrote it under the name that always appeared on her newspaper stories:Nellie Bly. Later,Nellie Bly became the best reporter in America. |
1. What"s the meaning of the underlined word"insane" ? |
A. Sad. B. Violent. C. Mad. D. Sick. |
2. The hospital seemed like"a kind of jail"for all the following reasons EXCEPT ____. |
A. the living conditions were terrible |
3. What can be inferred from the text? |
A. Readers called for human rights of the mental patients. B. There was an investigation in the hospital. C. The patients lived a better life after the hospital was uncovered. D. The newspaper officials didn"t know the women made up to live in the hospital. |
4. It can be known from the text that ______was the reporter"s real name. |
A. Nellie Brown B. Elizabeth Cochrane C. Nellie Bly D. Elizabeth Brown |
5. The passage is mainly about_________. |
A. how a young woman got a job at the New York World B. how a woman could change the lives of people C. how a kind of jail became a real mental hospital D. how a best reporter in America got her pen name |
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The unknown world"s mystery The sea is the biggest unknown part of our world. It covers seventy-one percent of the earth. There is still much to be discovered about this vast blanket of water. If the waters of the ocean could be removed,the sea floor with its wide valleys,irregular mountains and rivers in the sea would be an unbelievable sight. Tourism under the deep blue sea Tourists can now explore the world beneath the waves without ever getting wet. From tourist submarines to underwater dining,undersea tourism is making a big splash. Tourist submarines (潜艇) The popularity of submarine tours has grown rapidly in the last decade. Now,tourist submarines operate in more than 20 locations worldwide,including the waters around Okinawa and Taiwan"s Green Island. The submarines carry nearly 2 million tourists each year. Large windows offer passengers spectacular views as the submarines explore colorful coral reefs and sunken ships. Most one-hour tours cost about $80. Underwater dining For a more upscale experience,tourists can enjoy fine .dining under the sea. Last summer the Hilton Maldives Resort opened the world"s first underwater restaurant,Ithaa. Diners walk down a staircase into the restaurant,which rests 35 feet beneath the waves of the Indian Ocean. Transparent walls surround the dining area,and you can treat guests to a panoramic(全景) ocean view. But this excellent view doesn"t come cheap. The tasting menu costs $200 per person.Be sure to make reservations early,too. The restaurant seats only 14 people. |
1. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1? |
A. The sea is the biggest unknown part of our world. B. The sea covers seventy-one percent of the earth. C. Some information about the sea floor. D. The reasons for researching undersea tourism. |
2. What does the author really mean by saying "undersea tourism is making a big splash" in Paragraph 2? |
A. Undersea tourism is a new fashion in travelling. B. Your clothes will be made wet by the water splash. C. Undersea tourism is dangerous. D. There is still a long way for undersea tourism to go. |
3. Which of the following statements about tourist submarines is RIGHT? |
A. Tourist submarines only have a history of about 10 years. B. There are tourist submarines in every part of the world now. C. Tourist submarines have carried about 2 million tourists so far. D. People can enjoy tourist submarines in the waters around Okinawa. |
4. The walls of the restaurant Ithaa are most probably made of ______ . |
A. stone B. brick C. glass D. steel |
5. From the passage,we can infer that the author _____. |
A. doesn"t think underwater tourism is a good idea B. shows great interest in underwater tourism C. is worried about underwater tourism D. is probably a scientist who studies |
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An " apple polisher" is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂) ,buc is close to it. All sorts of people are apple-polishers,including politicians and people in high offices-just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell,the great English leader,offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party,but failed. There are other phrases meaning the same thing as " apple-polishing" ," soft-soaping" or "buttering-up". A gift is just one way to " soft-soap" somebody,or to "butter him up". Another that is just as effective is flattery(讨好,奉承) , giving someone high praise-telling him how good he looks,how well he speaks,or how talented and wise he is. Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist (抵 抗) the thrill (兴奋) of being told how wonderful he is. In truth,flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it. We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It can not hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just take in its good value and nourishment(营养) ,then we can still remain true to ourselves. Sometimes,however,flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣) .They overpraised him to the skies,as a man of limitless power. He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide(潮水 ) was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was. |
1. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with" apple-polishing" ? |
A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks. B. An employee tells his boss how good he is at management. C. A king is said to be of limitless power by his followers. D. A teacher praises his students for their talent and wisdom. |
2. Which of the following statements about flattery is TRUE according to the writer ? |
A. Too much flattery can carry us away. B. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people. C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive pride. D. Flattery is too empty to do people any good. |
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Mapping China online If you want to check where the nearest coffee shop to your home is,if you want to know how to get to a scenic spot(景点) in your city,or if you want to see where in the world your foreign pen friend lives, there"s now a new free online map you can use. Last month,China started its official online mapping service,Map World. "The free online service will allow users to fly over mountains and plains around the world and search restaurants and traffic information across the country,free of charge," said Xu Deming,director of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping(SBSM). The bureau,which does China"s surveying and mapping work,is in charge of the Map World project. Users can enter Map World through www. tianditu. cn or www. chinaonmap. cn and search for two-and three-dimensional(维) images(图像) from across the world. The home page shows a view of the Great Wall. "It took about two years to prepare the service with all the satellite images taken from 2006 to 2010, " said Jiang Jie,director of the database(数据库) department under SBSM. The technology and website are still at an early stage. The images from inside China are detailed. Users can see close pictures of roadsides. But the views of places outside China are less clear. Service providers have more than 80 machines,with the ability to handle(处理) 10 million requests daily,while Google Earth,Google"s mapping service,has thousands of machines,Jiang said. "Our map service can update data about twice a year,but Coogle Earth can update its information every couple of minutes,through satellites," Jiang said. The bureau said it would continue developing Map World. Meanwhile,you can have a try for yourself. Some users have given positive feedback(反馈) after trying the service. One student in Beijing told teens that Map World even showed the small bookstore near her school. |
1. What is the main function of the first paragraph? |
A. To show how valuable the service is. B. To introduce the new online photo-map of China. C. To show the importance of the new online photo-map. D. To tell how popular the new online photo-map is.in China. |
2. The underlined word "detailed" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______ |
A. exact B. large C. complete D. valuable |
3. According to the bureau,Map World ______. |
A. only has images of China B. will need another two years to complete C. needs further development D. begins with the Great Wall |
4. What disadvantages does Map World have,compared with Google Earth? |
A. Information is updated much less frequently. B. It provides less clear images of places in China. C. Its machines are less high tech. D. It only has black and white images. |
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It is generally believed that nowadays young people lack the manners that their parents" generation expects them to have. Although it is true that there is a difference in the generations,I do not believe that it is fair"to say that today"syouths have bad manners. In the first place,the fact that young people do not always shake hands only reflects a move away from the formali-ties( 礼节) of the past. It does not show lack of respect,but simply the present trend towards more relaxed social com- munication. Similarly,the way that we speak to each other is surely a manner of personal choice. Even though we maynot greet each other formally,this has nothing to do with manners. Youngsters have simply developed their own greet-ings. Furthermore , I strongly oppose the opinion that young people are impolite and show lack of consideration of others._____,most young people have perfect manners. Naturally,there are always exceptions( 例外). Even older mem-bers of society can be ill-mannered at times. As far as I am concemed,the complaints about young people today are entirely without foundation. Although thereare different attitudes towards manners in the generations,that shouldn"t be considered as rudeness. I suppose that any-one who says such things has not really tried to speak to the young generation. If he or she did,I am sure they wouldfind that we are just like everyone else. To conclude,I think people wrongly regard the lack of formality as bad manners. After all, youngsters follow exam-ples set by others,so maybe the world around us has become less formal. |
1. What does the author think of the idea about youth"s manners ? ( no more than 15 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 2. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one? Even old generation in the society sometimes would manner impolitely. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. Why do the young not always shake hands when they meet each other? ( no more than 10 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese. ____________________________________________________________________ |