题目内容
We ________ a new and bright classroom.
- A.have
- B.has
- C.there is
- D.there are
We always want to prepare ourselves to the changes we may face when we go to a different country. Well, I have to say that for me, even after living in the US for one year and a half, I am still not used to the changes of weather, or how to manage my money well. There are many things that can give us culture shocks, but it is up to us whether to make it a big shock or a small one.
I know that changing schools was a big thing for me. It helped me to be stronger and open towards meeting new people. Sometimes it feels like everybody is already in a group. This makes it harder for someone else to go in. But, it is not that hard. Actually many people know that you are from another country. They feel curious about your “history”, and would often think you are a different man.
Another thing that can produce a shock to me is the sudden change of weather. During the last couple of days, there was an ice-snow storm. It was the biggest in 15 years in the state of Missouri. It was raining ice, really, and you could hear sounds outside the window like little pieces of rocks hitting it, of course it was the ice. It started accumulating so heavily that the University had to close down for two days, and it got worse when it started snowing after the ice storm.
As international students, you may at times find something very difficult, but hey, anyone can beat and overcome it to make studying aboard an unforgettable experience.
【小题1】The author has been in the US for .
| A．one year |
| B．one and a half years |
| C．two years |
| D．two and a half years |
| A．was just a small thing for the author |
| B．made it harder for the author to go into new people’s group |
| C．helped the author to be stronger and open towards meeting new people |
| D．made all people think the author was a different man |
| A．堆积 | B．融化 | C．结冰 | D．移动 |
A. The big changes of weather.
B. B.Managing money.
C.Changing schools.
D.Difference in language.
【小题5】What is the main idea of this article?
| A．We may often change school to get used to living in a different country. |
| B．The author exercised a lot during the ice-snow storm and became stronger. |
| C．Students form other countries are curious about American history. |
| D．Studying abroad is cool though there are difficulties. |
Everybody hates rats. But in the earthquake places of the world – Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey – rats will soon be man’s new best friends.
What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue(救援) dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.
How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat’s brain gives a signal. This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat’s brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.
Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “ ‘Robot’ noses don’t work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don’t need electricity.
The “ rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Corps in Scotland says, “ It would be fantastic. A rat would get into spaces we couldn’t get to and a rat would get out if it wasn’t safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building ( but only after an earthquake, of course.)
【小题1】In the earthquake places, rats will become man’s best friends because they can __________.
| A．take the place of man in rescue jobs |
| B．find the positions of people alive who are trapped in buildings |
| C．serve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildings |
| D．send signals for the coming earthquake |
| A．treating wounded people. |
| B．helping rescuers. |
| C．smelling people among different smells. |
| D．carry the wounded people to safety. |
| A．the nose made by the rat |
| B．the rat’s unusual behavior |
| C．the signal sent by the radio on the rat’s back |
| D．the smell given off by the person |
| A．rats have better sense of smell than dogs. |
| B．dogs don’t need to be trained to smell people. |
| C．robots’ sense of smell can be affected by other smells around. |
| D．rats can see in the dark and are smaller than robots. |
| A．rats have taken the place of dogs in search for people. |
| B．the “ rat project” has been completed |
| C．people are now happy to see a rat in a building |
| D．now people still use dogs and robots in performing rescue |
C
It was at least tow months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Now we didn’t know what to do. It was just toot late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight.So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their children unhappy, we felt guilty and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土) and write a note(便条) that she could trade in(交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with the clay to make a small bike.
On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly.
She looked at me and Ron and said, ”So does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the Earth.
【小题1】Rose’s wish was to____ on Christmas Day.
| A．get a new bike | B．make a clay bike |
| C．receive a doll house | D．repair her old Barbi bike |
| A．didn’t want a bike any more |
| B．changed her idea to some story books |
| C．didn’t mention it in the last tow months |
| D．asked for it only on December 24 |
| A．unhappy | B．worried | C．happy | D．sorry |
| A．spend five hours finishing making a small bike with clay |
| B．make a small bike red and white |
| C．make her old bike red and white |
| D．put the present in the box |
| A．still wanted to get a real bike |
| B．didn’t know the meaning of the note |
| C．preferred a real bike to a model bike |
| D．was greatly moved by what her father had done |