题目内容
Smile is a very basic sense but humans have lost much of the ability to use it ________(恰当地).
Once, while a king was hunting in the forest, night fell earlier than he thought. The king and his guards could not find their way back to the p1.. After hours of hiking, they saw a light glowing in the distance. They headed toward it.
The glowing light came from a small house t2.belonged to an old man. The h3. warmly invited all of them to stay for the night and took good care of them. Before leaving, the king invited the old man to the palace to repay him for his k4..
Sometime later, the old man a5.at the palace. The king was very happy to see him and wanted to give the old man his favourite singing bird. The king was happy to repay the old man for his good deed with such a v6.gift.
On a7.trip to the forest, the king surprised the old man with a visit. In the middle of conversation, the king asked the old man how the b8.was.
"Oh, the bird?" the old man r9.,"It was delicious. As soon as I got home, I treated m10. to it. "
The story tells us that we should never cast our pearl before swine. It is necessary to be careful when giving gifts.
If you have ever passed the cockpit(驾驶舱) in a flight and tried to understand your pilots' conversation, you probably didn't gain much from them. From terms like "niner" to "Zulu", pilot-speak can sound like its own language.
The special language is called "aviation English". According to the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO), pilots on international airlines and air traffic controllers on airlines need to speak "aviation English" when they communicate. Aviation English is necessary all over the world because it is unrealistic for a pilot to know all the different languages of the country to which he or she must fly. In addition, most of the phrases flight crew use were born out of a need for clear communication with a few words over an occasionally fuzzy(模糊不清的) radio transmission. Pilots must make effort to reduce their transmission time.
Misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers can lead to disaster, so they must make sure not to misunderstand one another. To avoid making a mistake about understanding with similar sounding consonants, the ICAO has a standard phonetic alphabet: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot Golf. Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. These words stand for the letters from A to Z. The pronunciation of numbers should also follow exact standards. For example, zero(0) is always "zero", not "oh". 3 becomes "tree". 4 is called "fower",5 becomes "fife", and 9 becomes "niner".
There are also more colorful phrases that pilots say were produced in the sky and shared widely among them. For example, "Feet wet" warns air traffic controllers when a military aircraft is flying overwater. "Pan-pan" is reserved for communication with air traffic controllers. When pilots notice something unusual with their plane that stops short of an immediate emergency, they use "Pan-pan", a signal of urgency(紧迫) and attention. When pilots use this signal, others on the same radio frequency will "shut up and let you get your message across", allowing air traffic control to provide the suitable aid and prevent a great danger in flight.
1.Pilots and air traffic controllers use aviation English in order to ________.
①save the transmission time
②make the orders clear and simple
③avoid mistaking passengers' conversation
④make international communication possible
A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④
2.If a pilot says "Papa, November, Two, Tree", it may stand for ________.
A.PU2T B.8811TT C.PN23 D.88NT3
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.An organization called ICAO created aviation English.
B.Aviation English is really necessary on national airlines.
C.A pilot will report "Feet wet" if there is much water in his cockpit.
D."Pan-pan" means the plane meets some trouble and needs attention.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.They Have Their Secret Language B.Pilots' Language Is Hard To Learn
C.Here's What They're Really Saying D.Aviation English Is Developing Quickly
由于武装冲突，叙利亚民众被迫东躲西藏。
People in SYR ___________________ because of the armed conflict.
I didn’t want to be a bodybuilding champion. I wanted to be the best bodybuilder of all time.
Deep, deep down ask yourself, “Who do you want to be?” Not what, but who. I’m talking about thinking it out for yourself, “What makes you happy?”
You have to think outside the box. That’s what I believe, after all. What’s the point of being on this Earth if all you want to be is to be liked and avoid trouble?
We have so many rules in life about everything. I say break the rules. Don’t break the law, but break the rules.
I remember that after I had finished with my bodybuilding career I wanted to act. I wanted to be a star in films. Everyone had the same thought that I couldn’t be done. They said, “Look at this body, you have this huge monstrous body, you’re overly developed.” They thought I wouldn’t fit into movies. But I didn’t listen to them. Those were their rules. I was completely certain that I could do it.
Then I got my big chance in Conan the Barbarian. That shows you should trust yourself no matter what anyone else thinks.
On that movie, the director said, “If we didn’t have Schwarzenegger, we would have to build one.” Then when I did The Terminator, I said, “I’ll be back…” One of the famous lines in movie history, all because of my crazy voice. It just shows that you should never listen to those who say you can’t do something.
Don’t be afraid to fail. In everything that I have tried, I’ve always been willing to fail. Don’t be afraid of making decisions. You can’t be frightened with the fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You can push because you believe in yourself and your imagination. You know it’s the right thing to do and success will come. Don’t be afraid to fail.
---By Arnold Schwarzenegger
1.We know from his speech that Schwarzenegger is _______.
A. confident and strong-willed B. patient and honest
C. modest and old-fashioned D. stupid and proud
2.The underlined phrase “think outside the box” in Paragraph 3 means _______.
A. think while standing outside the box instead of inside the box
B. think about the outside world in an open way
C. go outside to see the outside world
D. think in a creative and unusual way
3.In this speech, Schwarzenegger mainly suggests that people should _______.
A. break the rules and laws when necessary
B. trust themselves and never be afraid of failure
C. think twice before making important decisions
D. not push themselves too strongly and hard
Come on, John! You are too slow! Look, the parade _________ for fifteen minutes!
A.started B.has started C.has been on D.has been open
— Goodbye, everyone. _________.
—Bye, Mary! Don't forget to e-mail.
A.Just wait and see B.Sounds great
C.Come this way D.Keep in touch
Read this sentence "She felt small as she walked to the enormous, empty stage."
Which word has the SAME meaning as the underlined word "enormous"?
A.Clean B.Bright. C.Huge D.Tiny
