题目内容
任务型阅读 阅读短文,按要求完成各题(5分)
Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect(建筑师).He was born in 1912 in Seattle.Washington.His parents came from Japan.
Minoru went to college to study architecture.Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college.Often he worked from four o’clock in the morning until midnight.He slept in a room with 100 other men.Later in life.Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work.Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning.He got up and started to draw the building that was in his dream and he still remembered.Yamasaki used a new design for the buildings.These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel,and Tower in Los Angeles,California.
Yamasaki was different from other architects.His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness.Many of his designs have pools of water,flowers,and windows on the roof to let in light.He always designed buildings to please people.He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies.But his success began when he started his own company.In 1956,he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St.Louis.Missouri.He won two more awards over the next five years.In l962,he designed the World Trade Center in New York.It is very famous.
In l993,a bomb exploded(炸弹爆炸)in the World Trade Center.But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings.They had to be built his way.He refused to change the design of his buildings,even if he lost a job.
Minoru Yamasaki died in l986.He designed more than 300 buildings.People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very longtime.
【小题1】根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空限填一个单词)。
In the first paragraph the writer of the passage tells us ____________ and ____________ Minoru Yamasaki was born.
【小题2】根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空限填一个单词)。
The buildings that Minoru Yamasaki designed are different from the other architects’ because his buildings always make people feel______________ and ______________
【小题3】根据短文内容回答问题。
From which sentence in the passage can we know Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings?
【小题4】把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
【小题5】根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子(限8个词以内)回答问题。
Minoru Yamasaki was a well—known American architect.What is he famous for?
【小题1】when, where
【小题2】peaceful, happy
【小题3】He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
【小题4】他起床开始画那栋梦到的、他仍记得的大楼。
【小题5】He is famous for his design and buildings.
解析试题分析:本文介绍了著名建筑师山崎实。他于1912年出生在美国西雅图,他的父母来自日本。山崎实不同于其他建筑师,他的建筑给人一种和平和幸福的感觉。他曾经为好几家公司工作,当他建立了自己的公司,他开始获得成功。山崎实对他的建筑有很强大的观点,即使失去工作,他也拒绝改变他的建筑的设计。在1986年,他去世。但是人们将长久地欣赏他的设计和建筑。
【小题1】根据He was born in 1912 in Seattle.Washington.可知第一段介绍了山崎实出生的时间和地点,故此处为when, where
【小题2】根据His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness.可知他的建筑给人一种和平和幸福的感觉,也就是使人感到和平和幸福。故此处为peaceful, happy
【小题3】根据Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings.和He refused to change the design of his buildings,even if he lost a job.可知山崎实对他的建筑有很强大的观点,即使失去工作,他也拒绝改变他的建筑的设计。故此处为He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
【小题4】got up 起床;started to draw the building开始画大楼;that was in his dream and he still remembered“在他梦里的,他仍记得的”这是一个定语从句修饰先行词the building.故此句的意思为:他起床开始画那栋梦到的、他仍记得的大楼。
【小题5】根据People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very longtime. 可知人们将长久地欣赏他的设计和他的建筑,因此推测他以他的设计和建筑而出名。故此处为 He is famous for his design and buildings.
考点:任务型阅读。
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Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少)the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.
【小题1】Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?
A.People talked about their feelings every day. |
B.People were kept alone for six days. |
C.People were given colds by doctors. |
D.People were made to feel unhappy. |
A.People who felt happy never got ill. |
B.People’s feelings didn’t influence their health. |
C.People with good feelings became ill more easily. |
D.People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.. |
A.Eating. | B.Crying. | C.Laughing. | D.Sleeping. |
A.Smiles can fight colds | B.Cause of colds found |
C.The danger of colds | D.How people get sick |
Goog morning, Ladies and gentleman. My topic is “________”.
Now in the 21st century, advertising is more and more important for people. Why? I think it is because through advertising, people, especially the businessmen, can introduce their products to the people all over the world. Because of this, many companies spend a lot of money on advertising. As we all know, there are many advertisements which are very interesting and popular. For example, Michael Jordan made an interesting advertisement for Nike. From this you can see how the companies make their products known to the world.
People can make a lot of money through advertising. It is known that many famous singers and movie stars make money in this way. However, I don’t think this is a good way for them to make money, because they are not the professional advertisers, especially those who advertise in medicine advertisements.
Nowadays, advertising not only means making the products known, but also means make ourselves known to people around us. Living today, we have to make people believe in us if we want to do important jobs. But how can this be done? We should first let other people know our good side: the good habits and abilities we have. In short, we should always remember to advertise ourselves to others. As I said before, advertising is not only important for companies but also for everyone, for all human beings. This is the most interesting thing about advertising.
【小题1】The best topic to fill in the line in the first paragraph is “___________”.
A.The Importance of Advertising |
B.Making Money through Advertising |
C.Advertising Ourselves |
D.Advice on Advertisements |
A.advertisement | B.story | C.speech | D.report |
A.Many companies are willing to spend money on advertising. |
B.Advertising can make some people rich. |
C.People can introduce their products through advertisements. |
D.Advertising in not necessary for anyone. |
A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what?
It’s not a joke.
From September, cookery will be a compulsory (必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK.
Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food.
At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking.
Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table.
“One in four British families no longer has a table that everyone can eat around. One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite (食欲) in 2006.
Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.
The Department for Education hopes that the cookery courses can introduce children to good food and reduce childhood obesity.
“It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman for the department.
“We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.
【小题1】Students under 14 in the UK _______.
A.are fond of cooking |
B.love to eat junk food |
C.will learn how to cook at school |
D.have to prepare breakfast by themselves |
A.many British people have unhealthy eating habits |
B.people in Britain don’t love to eat around the table |
C.parents cook meals for their kids although they are busy |
D.many British people don’t like to eat with their families |
A.have a good appetite | B.learn more life skills |
C.learn to do housework at home | D.enjoy eating and cooking healthy food |
A.厌学 | B.懒惰 | C.肥胖 | D.贪玩 |
You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it's OK just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it's not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
【小题1】No one wants to listen to_________ from others’ MP3 player.
A.a loud sound | B.sad stories |
C.a long movie | D.the words of a song |
A.is not enjoyable | B.makes us tired |
C.is bad for MP3 players | D.hurts our ears |
A.the teacher won’t allow it | B.the actors will get angry |
C.others won’t hear the play well | D.we will miss part of the play |
A.show others the way | B.talk to friends on the phone |
C.watch a sporting event | D.have dinner with our parents |
A.schools | B.libraries | C.restaurants | D.museums |
Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases(疾病), exams, making money, getting married(结婚), moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendship and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
Stress Test
Do you | Yes | No |
easily get angry? | | |
often sleep badly? | | |
get headache a lot? | | |
take sleeping pills? | | |
find it difficult to relax? | | |
smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? | | |
find it difficult to put your heart into something? | | |
| | |
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving(减轻)stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should X_ more often ,because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
【小题1】Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams. | B.Changing jobs. |
C.Taking sleeping pills. | D.Making money. |
A.Women and young people never have stress |
B.Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. |
C.People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress. |
D.People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress. |
A.Talking with friends. | B.Listening to light music. |
C.Doing relaxing exercises. | D.Laughing , smiling and crying. |
A.cry | B.laugh | C.smile | D.smoke |
A.about stress and how to relieve stress. |
B.that there are many reasons for having stress. |
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress. |
D.that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live better. |
Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(拥抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虚拟的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.
The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(连接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.
She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (视频聊天界面) like Skype.”
Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.
Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.
Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match. 【小题1】
What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To show how to design a magic vest. |
B.To suggest a newly-built website. |
C.To introduce a virtual social media vest. |
D.To explain the weak points of Skype. |
【小题2】
The vest “Like-A-Hug” would probably be most helpful to ________.A.those who play computer games |
B.those who need comfort or support |
C.those who design chat interfaces |
D.those who like to give others hugs |
【小题3】
What can we learn about Melissa Chow?A.She built the vest all by herself. |
B.She expects to sell the vest at a high price. |
C.She made the vest public last year. |
D.She got the idea for a vest while chatting. |
【小题4】
We can learn from the text that the Like-A-Hug vest ________.A.can be ordered on Facebook |
B.can take the place of a real hug |
C.can not only be used by Facebook users |
D.produces a hug when you get a Facebook “Like” |