They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules
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They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules(骡子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤) us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!” When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?| A．They made a careful preparation before the trip | | B．They children were more joyful than their parents. | | C．Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected. | | D．The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view. |
小题2:The underlined expression “Our legs were like jelly” probably means .| A．we were weak | B．we were unhappy | | C．we were dissatisfied | D．we were disappointed |
小题3:Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?| A．It proved to be frightening. | B．It was more comfortable | | C．It turned out to be exciting | D．It made each of them tired. |
小题4:We can infer from the passage that .| A．experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way | | B．one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon. | | C．the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion. | | D．the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C |
解析
小题1:细节理解We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.结果是：shocked at how narrow the path was，当然是not as lovely as they expected. 最已混淆的是D，但从全文看他们的旅途不愉快，主要是身体虚弱而非夏天的热。
小题2:推理归纳path出乎预料的艰难，太阳火辣，决定返回，回来时必然是“软弱无力”
小题3:推论总结as the pilot tossed(翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!”可看出他们胆战心惊， frightening早已代替了comfortable。
小题4:细节推论作者显然是在开玩笑的提出了第四种方式—买本杂志舒舒服服的看大峡谷，不用担惊受怕。on mules 没有尝试无从谈起，排除A。穿衣多少没有谈到。排除B ，从pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted,，可知有意制造惊险，并无危险事故，排除D。 |
举一反三
As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家务活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost €349.
At over €18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a stud, she earns €457 a week – at nearly €24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(费时).
A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”
小题1:Who earns most according to the text?| A．A social worker. | B．A fireman. | | C．A gardener. | D．A teacher. |
小题2: We lean from the text that looking after children ______.| A．takes more time than doing any other housework | | B．means more duties than being a teacher | | C．requires the mother to be well-educated | | D．prevents the mother from working outside |
小题3:According to the text, a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____.| A．66 hours a week | B．71 hours a week | | C．80 hours a week | D．90 hours a week |
小题4:By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that ______.| A．housework is no easy job | | B．her husband has no time to clean the kitchen | | C．a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning | | D．the kitchen is hard to clean |
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At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible sites(地点) for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.
The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the additional dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.
The real attractiong of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded(相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition fo the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apples trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.
I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t thing I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (无牵挂的). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.
小题1:What do we know about the author?| A．He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived. | | B．He made a study of many farms before buying. | | C．He made money by buying and selling farms. | | D．He had the money to buy the best farm in the country. |
小题2:Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?| A．It was of good market value. | | B．It was next to the highway. | | C．It was in a good position. | | D．It was behind a nice garden. |
小题3:Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?| A．He was afraid the owner might changes his mind. | | B．He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm. | | C．He wanted to keep the farm as it was. | | D．He was eager to become a farm owner. |
小题4:The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to ___.| A．the money the author lost in buying the farm | | B．the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place | | C．the removal of the trees around the house | | D．the failure to possess the Hollowell place |
小题5:What does the author believe as important in life?| A．To own a farm | B．To satisfy his needs | | C．To be free from worries | D．To live in the countryside |
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After sunset on our last day at the farm I walked out into the desert. In this, the first pleasant moment for a walk after long hot hours, I thought I was the only thing out of doors. Suddenly I stopped. Before me a rattlesnake lay fixed, its head not yet drawn back to strike but only turned a little to watch what I would do. Many snakes will run away at the sight of a man but this rattlesnake felt no necessity to get out of any-body"s way. He held his ground in calm watch-fullness waiting for me to show my intentions. My first aim was to take no notice of him; I had never killed an animal if I was not forced to kill. But I remembered that there were children, dogs and horses at the farm as well as men and women with thin clothes on; my duty was to kill the snake. I went back to the farm and returned with a stick. The rattlesnake had not moved; he lay like a wire but more quickly than I could stride he shot into a bush and set up his rattling, warning me by this that I had made an unreasonable attack and attempted to take his life and that if I insisted he would have no choice but to take mine if he could. For a moment I listened to this terrifying sound and then I struck into the bush with my stick and, chop-ping about, dragged him out of the bush with his back broken.
He struck once more at the stick but a moment later his neck was broken and he was soon dead although when I picked him up by the tail his mouth opened, proving that a dead snake may still bite. There was blood in his mouth and poison was dropping; it was not only a dis-gusting(令人作呕的) sight but a pitiful one too. I dropped the body into a green bush and, as I did so, I saw him in my imagination, crawling over the sands as he might have done if I had let him go.
小题1:At the sight of the author, the rattlesnake .| A．shot into a bush | | B．lay motionless but got ready to meet danger | | C．drew itself up to strike | | D．took no notice of his presence |
小题2:The author had to kill the rattlesnake because .| A．it stood in his way | | B．it attempted to take his life | | C．it presented a disgusting sight | | D．its presence was a danger to the people and animals at the farm |
小题3:Which of the following best describes the rattlesnake?| A．It attacked man without any reason. | | B．It would not attack unless it was attacked. | | C．It ran away at the sight of man. | | D．It exposed itself to danger. |
小题4:It is implied at the end of the passage that the author____.| A．regretted having killed the snake | | B．was glad that he had killed the snake | | C．felt a little sorry for the snake | | D．could not help thinking about the dead snake |
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __1__ the bass (鲈鱼) seasonopened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __2__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole __3__, he knew something huge was __4_. His father watched __5__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __6__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __7__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to __8__, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
__9__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __10__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __11__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into _12__. The creature moved its powerful body and __13__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __14__. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he __15__ that night long ago. But he does see __16__ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question ofprinciples. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__17__ difficult. Do we __18__ when no one is looking?
We would if we __19__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives __20__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
1．A．until B．when C．after D．before
2．A．providing B．catching C．feeding D．supplying
3．A．bent over B．came up C．turned over D．broke down
4．A．on the other end B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side
5．A．with anxiety B．in surprise C．with admiration D．for fear
6．A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened D．exhausted
7．A．and B．but C．however D．yet
8．A．bring it home B．put it aside C．put it back D．pick it up
9．A．Even though B．Now that C．Ever since D．In case
10．A．tell B．say C．speak D．talk
11．A．passed B．changed C．fixed D．refused
12．A．the wide container B．the broad sea
C．the black water D．the small river
13．A．fled B．disappeared C．floated D．swam
14．A．wrong B．right C．satisfactory D．pleased
15．A．landed B．saw C．cast D．threw
16．A．a different B．many big C．even bigger D．the same
17．A．which is B．it is C．that is D．this is
18．A．do wrong B．do right C．do harm D．do good
19．A．were taught B．told C．were let D．ordered
20．A．freshly B．fresh C．clearly D．strongly |
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___1__."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __2_, but consider the sky and the sea．__3__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be _4__."
Yellow chuckled （笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and _5__ into the world．"
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be _6__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __7__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another _8__ to any of you."
Red could stand it _9__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to _10__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo （深蓝）. …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __11__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down _12__. The colors crouched （蜷缩） down __13__, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting _14_ yourselves, each trying to dominate _15__. Don"t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __16__? Join hands with __17__ and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors __18__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___19__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __20__ one another.
1．A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
2．A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun
3．A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
4．A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
5．A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
6．A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
7．A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
8．A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
9．A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
10．A．turn to B．fight for C．struggle with D．bend over
11．A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
12．A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
13．A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
14．A．amongst B．by C．for D．against
15．A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
16．A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
17．A．each other B．me C．one another D．them
18．A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
19．A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
20．A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise |
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