题目内容
【题目】阅读短文,下列问题
B
John Grisham is one of the most popular American authors(作家) today. All of his books have been best-sellers (畅销书). And six books of his, including The Client,have been made into films.
Grisham was born in Arkansas in 1955. As a child, he wanted to be a professional baseball player. Later he changed his mind and studied accounting (会计学) at Mississippi State University. After 1981, he worked in a law firm (律师事务所) for nearly ten years. Although he was working 60-70 hours a week, he got up at 5:00 a.m. every day to write his first book, A Time to Kill. It took him three years to write this book and he finished it in1987. His next novel, The Firm, came out in 1991. It was his first big success.
Now Grisham lives with his wife and their two children in Mississippi. In his free time, he helps children develop their baseball skills.
(1)Which of the following statements about John Grisham is NOT true?
A.He is from America.
B.He is 50 years old now.
C.He has two children.
D.He can play baseball.
(2)______ books of Grisham's have been made into films.
A.Eight
B.Six
C.Four
D.Three
(3)What did Grisham want to be when he was a child?
A.A lawyer.
B.A famous writer.
C.A professor.
D.A baseball player.
(4)When did Grisham begin to write his first book?
A.In 1984.
B.In 1987.
C.In 1990.
D.In 1991.
(5)Which book was Grisham's first big success?
A.The Client.
B.A Time to Kill.
C.The Firm.
D.We aren't told.
【答案】
(1)B
(2)B
(3)D
(4)A
(5)C
【解析】短文大意:约翰·格里森姆是美国最畅销作家之一,他所有的书都很畅销,其中有六本书,包括《The Client》被拍成了电影。本文简单讲述了约翰·格里森姆的生平。
(1)B 由第二段的第一句话“Grisham wasborn in Arkansas in 1955.”可知B项错误。
(2)B 由第一段的最后一句话“And six booksof his, including The Client, havebeen made into films.”可知。
(3)D 由第二段的第二句话“As a child, hewanted to be a professional baseball player.”可知。
(4)A 由第二段中的“It took himthree years to write this book and he finished it in 1987.”可知他在1984年开始写第一本书。
(5)C 由第二段的最后两句话“His next novel, The Firm, came out in 1991. It was his first
big success.”可知。
【题目】读我国南、北方地区有关内容比较表,完成下题。
地区 | 南方地区 | 北方地区 |
人口 | 53.5% | 44.4% |
水资源 | 80% | 14.7% |
耕地 | 35.2% | 59.2% |
(1)关于我国耕地和水资源分布特点的叙述,正确的是( )
A.北方地区“人多地少”
B.南方地区“人少地多”
C.北方地区水资源供需矛盾突出
D.南方地区水资源非常丰富,但不会发生涝灾
(2)解决我国水资源地区供需不平衡的有效途径是( )
A.移民
B.减少耕地
C.修建水库
D.跨流域调水