题目内容
Olympic torch around the world
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay(火炬接力) traveled the longest distance,covered the greatest area and included the largest number of people.On March 25,Olympic Flame(火种) litted(点燃) in Greece.
Route Distance:137,000 km
Time:130 days
Route:March 31,Torch Relay started in Beijing→...London→Paris→San Francisco...→Hongkong...→Beijing.
Torch Length:72cm.
Torch Weight:985 grams
Design:It was based in the shape of a paper scroll(卷) with lucky clouds on it.It stayed lighted(点燃) in bad weather conditions.
阅读上文判断正误,正确写(T),错误(F)
【小题1】The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay traveled a longer distance than before.
【小题2】.It took more than five months to trvel around the world.
【小题3】The Torch Relay started in the city of Beijing.
【小题4】The torch is 985 cm Long and 72 grams heavy.
【小题5】The torch looks like a paper scroll.Bad weather couldn't stop the torch from burning.
【小题1】T
【小题2】F
【小题3】T
【小题4】F
【小题5】T
解析试题分析:本文讲述了北京奥运火炬的传递距离、路线、时间以及火炬的长度、重量和设计的形状和原因等方面。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay(火炬接力) traveled the longest distance可知,北京奥运火炬是传递路程最长的。故本题是正确的。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据Time:130 days可知,共传递了4个多月,故本题说5个多月,是错误的。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据 Route:March 31,Torch Relay started in Beijing→...London→Paris→San Francisco →Hongkong...→Beijing.可知,火炬的接力是从北京开始的。所以本题是正确的。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据Torch Length:72cm.和Torch Weight:985 grams可知,本题是错误的。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据Design:It was based in the shape of a paper scroll(卷) with lucky clouds on it.It stayed lighted(点燃) in bad weather conditions.可知,本句是正确的。
考点:考查新闻报道类短文阅读。
Huang Xiaoming Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming visited the panda base(据点) in Sichuan province. During his visit, Huang put on a keeper’s suit and tried cutting bamboo, cleaning cages and feeding the pandas. Huang also adopted a pair of panda twins with a gift of one million yuan. | |
Angelina Jolie Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie can do all kinds of things on screen. It looks like she’s good at everything, shooting, fighting and killing. But there’s one thing she’s afraid of—cooking. The 33-year-old actress says she was never able to master cooking skills.“I don’t cook—it’s the one thing I can’t do!”she says. | |
Chen Luyu Chinese hostess Chen Luyu is famous for her popular talk show. She set up an online version of her show at Sina.com. People have grown tired of Chen’s show, especially her habit of constantly asking guests, “really?”. But the producer of the show supports Chen. “She’s one of the few Chinese hosts who knows how to control her desire to express herself and let the guests speak freely in an interview.” |
A.Pandas. | B.Monkeys. |
C.Tigers. | D.Lions. |
A.She is good at everything. | B.She can’t shoot well. |
C.She can’t cook by herself. | D.She can cook well. |
A.Because she isn’t famous for her talk show. |
B.Because she set up an online version of talk show. |
C.Because she has the habit of constantly asking, “Really?”. |
D.Because she likes to express herself. |
A.批准 | B.继承 | C.采纳 | D.收养 |
A.Angelina Jolie is a shy actress | B.Chen Luyu isn’t famous any more |
C.Huang Xiaoming is a kind man | D.All the three stars are Chinese |
One day in Overtown, Florida, 3.7 million dollars fell from the sky! It happened when a truck turned over.There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like gold.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money.
Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.
No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them.
The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.
So far, only one person has returned some money. He is a firefighter. He found 300,000 dollars in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.
【小题1】People filled their shirts with the money from _______.
A.the sky | B.a truck | C.a bank | D.a shop |
A.金钱 | B.犯罪 | C.损失 | D.德行 |
A.In their kitchens. | B.In their bedrooms. |
C.In their backyards. | D.In their sitting rooms. |
A.3.7 million dollars. | B.300,000 dollars. |
C.3.4 million dollars. | D.700,000 dollars. |
A.Money from the Sky. | B.Police and Money. |
C.A Truck of Money. | D.Poor People and Money. |
Street Ping Pong— Ping!
Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a project (项目) called Ping!.
What is Ping!?
Ping!is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.
What does Ping! hope to achieve?
It would be great if Ping!helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes. to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said Meera Sodha, Ping! Project Manager.
One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning. English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was also a good way for me to practise my English and meet people."
【小题1】When did the Ping! project start?
A.Last summer. | B.Last winter. |
C.In 2010. | D.In 2012. |
A.Choosing table tennis stars. |
B.Holding table tennis matches. |
C.Teaching people how to .play table tennis. |
D.Putting free table tennis tables in some towns. |
A.to help people practise English |
B.to invite people to visit the UK cities |
C.to get people to play and have fun together. |
D.to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympics |
The Tulip Festival in Ottawa | |
Origin | Began in 1954. |
Time | Host in the first 2 or 3 weeks of May each year. |
Development | Has become the world’s largest tulip event. |
Influence | JAttract hundreds of thousands of tourists. JTulip is a symbol of friendship and friendly diplomatic(外交的) relations. |
A.You can join the Tulip Festival on International Labour Day in 2014.
B.The Tulip Festival started in 1955.
C.Tulip isn’t a symbol of friendship.
【小题2】Which city has the world’s largest tulip event?
A. Canada B. Ottawa C. Newsland
In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers(乘客). Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers’ luggage(行李)but they did not provide food or drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.
Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was a hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.
【小题1】The underlined word “adventurous” means _____________.
A.奇怪的 | B.平淡的 | C.有趣的 | D.冒险的 |
A.her flying experience | B.her university education |
C.her nursing experience | D.her life attitudes |
A.be a nurse | B.be married | C.be a mother | D.be young |
A.the background of early flying pilots |
B.the experience of flying passengers |
C.the history of early flight attendants |
D.the development of airplanes |
If you plan to take your pet on a trip,prepare ahead of time. At least two weeks before you leave,take your pet to a vet. See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving. The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet.
Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)before they can be allowed to enter. Your vet may have this information. You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have. For information on foreign countries, check with their consulates (领事馆).You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling.
Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not.
If you are going by plane or train,ask if pets are allowed. If they are,ask where they will be kept and who will care for them. The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets.
Choose your pet’s box carefully. Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can' be chewed(嚼碎).
If going by plane or train during warm weather,try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours. Also try to avoid (避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold. Even in your own car, be careful. Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold.
【小题1】The main idea of this passage is to_________
A.warn people to leave their pets at home |
B.give general information about pet travel |
C.tell people how to choose their pet boxes |
D.tell people about foreign pet laws |
A.doesn' need to make any special plans |
B.should stay at friends' homes |
C.should make plans before leaving home |
D.should travel by bus instead of plane |
A.it costs too much to take pets on trips |
B.some pets may not be well enough to travel |
C.all train lines treat pets exactly the same |
D.pets are welcome everywhere |
A.A vet. | B.A pet owner . |
C.A bus driver. | D.A pet shop owner. |