题目内容
— Mom, why can we not see the real dinosaurs now?
—Because they all died out a long time ago.
A. appeared B. disappeared C. hid
Inventions are very important and they can easily change our life. The following are some great inventions.
The television was invented in 1926. As time passed, more and more people were able to buy the television. It is a popular invention, but it is also bad for your eyes. People spend almost 4-8 hours in front of a TV. So they spend less time staying with family. | The plane is a very popular way of going out either for traveling or business. Over 3,000,000 people take a plane every day. It is very convenient for us. And it makes our trip faster and more comfortable. But the biggest problem led by the planes is the air pollution. |
Credit cards allow people to buy things first and pay for them later. What’s more, you don’t have to carry lots of money around. However, you may not know how much money you have spent until you get your bill. This might put many young people and families into an economic crisis (经济危机). | The pacemaker (心脏起搏器) saves many people’s lives. It was an invention that was designed to give the heart small “shocks” and make it work again. The only disadvantage for most people is that it costs a lot of money. Getting one can cost from 16,500 yuan to 35,000 yuan. |
1.Which invention allows people not to carry much money with them?
A. The television. B. The plane.
C. The credit card. D. The pacemaker.
2.What can we NOT know about the invention of the plane?
A. Taking a plane is very convenient for us.
B. The plane is a popular way of going out.
C. It is fast and comfortable for us to take a plane.
D. People don’t like to take a plane on business.
3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The pacemaker. B. The invention.
C. The shock. D. The heart.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People spend more time with their family than watching TV.
B. The invention of the plane does no harm to people’s life.
C. Using a credit card, you can know how much you have spent at first.
D. The pacemaker is very expensive for most of the people.
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Inventions are important and expensive.
B. Inventions change our life.
C. Four inventions are popular.
D. Inventions are easy to create.
CBC is a well-known air company which has over twenty planes flying along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied with it and that is why in 2007 and 2008 the company received letters of complaints from consumers or passengers. Over a dozen kinds of problems are divided in groups in the following table.
Those about passengers’ things that are carried by the plane are baggage problems. Customers service refers to service work with passengers are not satisfied with. Over sales (超额销售) of seats are about the fact that more seats are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail to receive the money that should be paid back to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of tickets.
Consumer Complaints Received By the CBC
Category | 2007 | 2008 |
Flight problems | 20% | 22.1% |
Baggage | 18.3% | 21.8% |
Customer Service | 3.1% | 11.3% |
Over sales of seats | 10.5% | 11.8% |
Refund problem | 10.1% | 8.1% |
Fares | 6.4% | 6.0% |
Reservation & Ticketing | 5.8% | 5.6% |
Tours | 3.3% | 2.3% |
Smoking | 3.2% | 2.9% |
Advertising | 1.2% | 1.01% |
Credit | 1.0% | 0.8% |
Special passengers | 0.9% | 0.9% |
Others | 6.0% | 5.3% |
Total number of complaints | 3001 | 2000 |
1.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. the place B. the fixed line C. the complaint D. the service
2.Which graph shows a white part that is about flight problems and baggage problems in 2007 together?
A. B. C. D.
3.How many complaints about credit were received by the CBC in 2008?
A. 18 B. 16 C. 30 D. 31
4.From the passage we can know that ________.
A. Customers are quite satisfied with CBC
B. Sometimes CBC sells more tickets than its plane’s fixed seats
C. CBC has more than twenty planes which fly to all the capital cities of the world
D. Customers can only buy tickets with ready money.
5.This passage is a/an _________.
A. advertisement B. newspaper report C. story D. science diary