阅读理解。 Even if you are an experienced backpacker or climber, you need to know
Even if you are an experienced backpacker or climber, you need to know what to do if something goes
wrong. It is not that Alaska is that much more dangerous than other places. It is no more hazardous than
elsewhere, as long as the proper precautions (预防措施) are taken. So, being prepared is important to a safe
trip.
First of all, make sure you pack everything you will need for your trip. Even if you are traveling by car,
pack clothers and gear (用具) for backpacking. Because of the extreme weather, cars break down frequently.
Pack a coat, gloves, a hat, snow-pants, sleeping bags, candles, a flashlight, and high-energy food.
If you are traveling by car, also pack extra belts, a spade, and a chain (铁链). If you are camping or
hiking, make sure you know how to avoid bears. If you are lost in the forest, there is no doubt that you will
encounter (遇到) them.
However, there is no need to be nervous. Just take these precautions: make noise as you walk, bears will
avoid you; cook your food away from where you sleep, and store your food away from where you sleep, so
the bears are not attracted. Both of these should keep the bears away. However, if you do encounter a bear,
there are two different schools of thought. One is to make noise and scare the bear away. The other is to
stand still and speak softly to get the bear to leave. If you are dealing with a brown bear, you can climb a tree,
since they cannot follow. But black bears can climb. If for some reason the bear attacks, play dead. Try to
protect your head and neck, and hopefully the bear will leave its “dead” prey (捕获物).
A. interesting
B. dangerous
C. wonderful
D. important
B. the weather is always bad in Alaska
C. you should take what you need for your trip
D. cars break down often while traveling
A. trying to make noise as you walk
B. saying something to the bear in a soft voice
C. using a club to scare the bear away
D. pretending to be dead when you are in danger
B. the very dangerous bears in Alaska
C. how to prevent your cars from being attacked by a bear
D. how to protect yourself when in trouble
People have all sorts of thoughts that they wish to express. For many reasons, most people just keep their
thoughts to themselves and never share them with others. One from of self-expression is the written word.
For many people, it is easier to express their thoughts or emotions in writing. It is an especially popular way
of expressing feelings among shy people.
People"s thoughts are written down and then published so that others can read and enjoy them. There are
many reasons why newspapers and publishers actually publish people"s thoughts, but the main reason is to
give information.
With the introduction of newer technologies, new ways now exist for people to share their thoughts. Blogs
are just one way to share ideas more quickly. People can now let the world know their hopes, dreams and
day-to-day activities through a web log. Tools exist to make starting such a page quite simple. Better than that,
many advertiser driven sites allow customers to create their own web log for free!
The word "blog" comes from the words "web" and "log". Blogging is the term that is used to identify activities
relating to a blog, such as authoring it,updating (更新) and adding information. Articles in a blog are known as
posts, and the blogger is the person who puts articles on the blog.
The fastest growing method of communication today is the blog. It can bring down governments,
affect (影响) elections and can affect policies. Blogs can change the world by changing the opinions of
large numbers of people around the world.
B. newspapers will be read by fewer and fewer people
C. shy people should be given more chances to speak in public
D. writing is a common way for people to express their feelings
B. what a web log is
C. how to update a blog
D. it is important to have a blog
B. It is not difficult to create one"s own blog.
C. People are free to express their thoughts in a blog.
D. People can chat with each other in a blog.
B. blogging can improve bloggers" writing abilities
C. new technologies are being misused
D. advertisers are making huge profits
themselves at once. It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness, injury, or fire from distant places. By
joining with the lift to make possible the multi-story building or office building, it has made possible-for better
or worse-the modem city. By bringing about a great leap in the speed and ease with which information moves
from place to place, it has greatly sped up the rate of scientific and technological changes and growth in
industry. Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened, if not killed, the ancient art of letter writing It has made living
alone possible for persons with normal desires; by so doing, it has played a mile in one of the greatest social
changes of this century, the breakup of the multi generational house-hold. It has made the war more efficient
than before. Perhaps though not provably (可证实), it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of
international misunderstanding caused by written communication. Or perhaps-again not probably-by
magnifying and extending irrational (非理性的) personal disagreement based on voice contact, it has caused
wars. Certainly it has extended the scope (范围) of human conflicts, since it fairly spreads the useful knowledge
of scientists and the nonsense of the ignorant (无知者), the affection of the affectionate and the malice (恶意)
of the malicious.
B. The telephone has helped to prevent wars and conflicts.
C. The telephone has made the modem city neither better nor worse.
D. The telephone has had positive as well as negative effects on us.
B. has prevented wars by avoiding written communication
C. has made the world different from what it was
D. has caused wars by extending human conflicts
B. enables people to live alone if they want to
C. spreads both love and ill will
D. replaces much written communication
B. disapproving
C. approving
D. neutral (中立的)
I think bungee jumping is a good example of such an activity. Yet jump from a high place(maybe a bridge or a hot-air balloon (气球) 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope ( 弹力绳 ) to your ankles (踝). You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2, 000, 000 people around the world have now tried bungee jump-ing. Most people think that other activities, such as jumping from the tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks (岩石) are as dangerous as bungee jumping.
Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some scientists think it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Now life has little excitement. They buy food in shops and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they are ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities as bungee jumping.
B. Two thousand.
C. Two million.
D. Two billion
B. they have more free time
C. they hate adventure
D. they are fed up with jumping
B. It"s much easier to do.
C. It takes much shorter time to get pleasure.
D. It"s hard to find a place for it.
B. is against dangerous activities
C. mainly tells people about an interesting activity
D. doesn"t say whether dangerous activities are good or bad
B. 
C. 
D. 
Tim, Michael, Gina, Sarah,和LiHua 在2008年8月去北京观看了奥运会的比赛。第1-5题中大致介绍了
他们当时的一些个人情况，请仔细阅读说明和A到E五个比赛场馆的介绍，推断出五人在奥运会期间
可能去过的场所。
to know the university while he was watching the matches.
( )2. Michael, from Canada, didn"t like to spend too much time on the way. He preferred to watch the matches that went near the place where he lived. He had already booked a room in the hotel near Chaoyang District .
( )3. Gina is the fan of Yao Ming from America. She knew Yao Ming hurt his foot .But she still hoped to see
Yao Ming and cheered him up.
( )4. When Sarah surfed the Internet, she was excited to see the stadium where the fishes were swimming here and there and lots of water bulbs were floating in the air with the help of the
high-tech, She wanted to see the sights with her own eyes .
( )5. Li Hua, from Beijing, believed Liu Xiang would create the record in 2008 Beijing Olympic. He
hoped he could sing our National Anthem (国歌) with Liu Xiang to celebrate his success.
