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When your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk? How do you go to school? “Let’s carpool! ”most US middle school students will get that cool idea. Carpooling is a group of people sharing the responsibility(责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.It might be the kids’ first experience with real teamwork. Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late. It’s a great lesson in resposibility.
Carpooling is coming into fashion everywhere now. You can find lots of informations of carpooling on the internet. Carpooling is cool! Why?
It’s good for the environment. In today’s culture of everyone needing to try their best to protect our environment, carpooling is one of the best ways. By taking 3 cars off the road, the pollution can be cut a little. Take that over a town, a city, a state, a country and think about how much less pollution is going to be in the air over the course of even one year.
Gas(汽油) now is much more expensive than it used to and if you need to watch the cents(美分), then it’s possible that carpooling could be the answer to your prayers. Even if you have to use your car once a week instead of two, that’s one round trip of gas you’re saving. So carpooling helps you save money.
Carpooling is a great way of getting to know people better. If you’re carpooling grade school kids, then you’ll find that slowly you’ll get to know your child’s peers(同龄人) and friends better. It's a great opportunity to meet people while saving the environment and your money.
【小题1】The word “carpool” means .
A. 合伙用车 B. 共同租车 C. 让人搭车
【小题2】One of drives the car in a carpool of middle school students.
A. their teachers B. the students C. their parents
【小题3】If you carpool with two persons to work every day, will be taken off the road every day.
A. no car B.one car C. two cars
【小题4】There are advantages of carpooling mentioned in this passage.
A. three B. four C. five
【小题5】We can know from the passage that carpooling .
A. is much more convenient than taking the school bus.
B. can help you save the money because you use your car less.
C. isn’t a good means to understand people better.
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:本文介绍了美国流行的合伙用车的方式。这种方式可以培养孩子的责任感,帮助我们保护环境,省钱,还能创造机会认识新朋友。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据原文Carpooling is a group of people sharing the responsibility of driving to school in the morning.可知Carpoolling是一群人平摊开车去上学的责任。所以叫合伙用车。故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据原文There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.四,五个孩子组成一组,让他们的父母轮流开车送孩子们去上学。故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。通过阅读可知,如果你载两个人一起用车,路上就会少两辆车。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据原文It’s a great lesson in resposibility.及It's a great opportunity to meet people while saving the environment and your money.可知Carpool有培养孩子责任感,保护环境,省钱以及有机会认识朋友的四个好处。 故选B。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据原文So carpooling helps you save money.可知Carpooling可以让你少用车,帮助你省钱。故选B。
考点:社会现象类短文阅读。
Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner(客机), you can travel in one day to places which needed a month or more to get to hundreds of years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the places you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They even make the longest journey enjoyable(令人愉快的).
Some people prefer to travel by sea. You can visit many other countries or different parts of your country. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop if there is something interesting, for example, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That’s why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.
【小题1】From the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is _______.
A.by train | B.by sea |
C.by plane | D.by car |
A.make the longest journey enjoyable |
B.travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
C.make our own timetable |
D.visit many other countries |
A.modern trains in the country |
B.the comfortable seats and dining-cars |
C.the travelers on the modern trains |
D.the slower ways of traveling |
A.a plane of a car | B.a car or a boat |
C.a boat or a train | D.a train or a plane |
A.Four. | B.Three. |
C.Two. | D.Six. |
People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to learn more about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture, a real life of one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes(态度), how they feel about business, beauty and history.
What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts(对比,对照): the straight vertical lines of tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.
【小题1】Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?
A.For education. |
B.For adventure. |
C.To enjoy themselves. |
D.To look for a different lifestyle. |
A.It has a large population. |
B.It has many tall buildings. |
C.There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. |
D.There are many museums and palaces. |
A.It has many big and beautiful parks. |
B.It is very crowded. |
C.It has many historical spots. |
D.It is an important industrial center. |
A.It makes our life more interesting. |
B.It enables us to get first-hand knowledge. |
C.It helps develop our personalities. |
D.It brings about changes in our lifestyle. |
Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.
【小题1】Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.
A.will work hard | B.will become heroes |
C.will follow her | D.will achieve her goal |
A.志愿者 | B.记者 | C.政客 | D.名人 |
A.there are fewer heroes than before |
B.many common people set examples to us |
C.heroes should be polite, patient and famous |
D.heroes have to do some great things |
A.What Heroes Do | B.Who Are Heroes |
C.How Heroes Live | D.Where Heroes are |
Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. But from now on, perhaps it will be hard for students in the US to get it on campus. A new agreement will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in US schools. The agreement allow only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines(自动销售机) and cafeterias. Former American president Bill Clinton helped the American Heart Association and the beverage industry(饮料业) to come up with the agreement. He suffered from a weight problem and has had a heart operation since leaving the White House. He takes the agreement as “a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.
Rising childhood obesity(肥胖) has become a big problem in America. A federal report noted that obesity has tripled among teenagers in the past 25 years. It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.
Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US. However, it’s better late than never. Now American schools are trying to make new rules to guide the students to choose healthy drinks. American schools say goodbye to Coca-Cola.
【小题1】What kind of beverage is NOT allowed to sell on campus?
A. High-sugar fizzy drinks. B. Unsweetened juice.
C. Low-fat milk. C. Water.
【小题2】What dose the underlined word “tripled” in the second paragraph mean?
A.Became as much. |
B.Became twice as much. |
C.Became three times as much. |
D.Became four times as much. |
A.Positive | B.Neutral | C.Negative | D.Unclear |
A.Coca-Cola causes students’ obesity. |
B.Coca-Cola makes people unhealthier. |
C.Coca-Cola isn’t very popular in the world. |
D.Coca-Cola is bad for our body. |
A.Say “Goodbye” to Coca-Cola |
B.The Junk Coca-Cola |
C.Coca-Cola in China |
D.Coca-Cola in the World |
Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the local people of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the local people become unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy(经济). It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance(推进) the well-being (health and happiness) of local people.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a lot of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
【小题1】What is probably the reason if local people dislike tourists?
A.Tourists come to enjoy the customs and beauty. |
B.Local people lose jobs. |
C.A lot of hotels are built. |
D.Too many tourists cause traffic problems. |
A.Make plans properly. |
B.Help the country’s economy. |
C.Build fewer hotels. |
D.Advance the well-being of local people. |
A.businesses will lose money |
B.other parts of the country’s economy will make more money |
C.local people will be happier |
D.more local people will work for tourists. |
①public places ②hotels ③airports ④roads ⑤electricity ⑥sewers
A.①②③④⑤ | B.②③④⑤⑥ | C.①②③⑤⑥ | D.①③④⑤⑥ |
A.whether people need to build more hotels |
B.whether people need to plan tourism properly |
C.how to deal with the problems above |
D.how to prevent tourism growing too quickly |
Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented(租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived at home in the early 1990s. In the1960s, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
【小题1】Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.
A.in or around the cities | B.in cities | C.around cities | D.in the country |
A.About 40%. | B.About 20%. | C.About 74%. | D.About 26%. |
A.more than 3 | B.only 3.5 | C.less than 2 | D.about 2.64 |
A.All of the people | B.Most of the children |
C.Half of the teenagers | D.Only some of the teenagers |
A.In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes. |
B.Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger. |
C.A Japanese moves more often than an American. |
D.An American moves more often than an Englishman. |
Anyone who has ever traveled with a teenager knows that the teenager can make the vacation good or bad for the entire family. As a travel agent, Lynda Maxwell said, “If teenagers are happy, everybody is happy.”
Teenagers are often interested in travelling, but their interests and schedules often aren’t the same as their parents’. It means that when the parents start to look for a place of interest in the early morning, their teenagers may be sleeping soundly!
The thing makes travelling with teenagers very difficult, but it isn’t impossible. The experts said, “The keys to success is what parents do before they travel.”
For many families, the hardest part may be finding a vacation time that is right for everyone. Be sure to sit down with everyone else in the family before setting a date.
“After setting a date, ask teenagers where they would choose to go,” suggested Maxwell. It is possible that they’d like nothing more than to sit on a beach for a week. “Maybe there’s a compromise(折中),” said Maxwell.
“Most teenagers like using the Internet now, so parents can ask them to think up the ideas about what to see and do,” said Brad Anderson. “I find teenagers are excellent at making great suggestions.”
【小题1】The main problem of travelling with teenagers is that______.
A.they are always causing problems |
B.there’s no way to make them happy |
C.they don’t want to travel with their parents |
D.their interests and schedules are different from their parents’ |
A.teenagers are good at making suggestions |
B.parents should discuss the travel plan with their teenagers |
C.parents should choose the places where teenagers like to go |
D.teenagers should try their best to make their parents happy |
A.Teenagers often have some great ideas of travelling. |
B.Teenagers always make their parents disappointed. |
C.Most parents often look for travel information online. |
D.Teenagers should learn how to get along with their parents. |
On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way?
According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17th World Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010.
Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading ––reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book.
Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. “The fast pace of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book,” he said. “So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend”
Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading.
However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online.
“Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don’t let it take all your time,” suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones.
【小题1】 How many disadvantages of fragmented reading have been mentioned?
A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
A.They should spend more time reading on digital device. |
B.They should spend days reading whole novels at a time. |
C.They should read both on digital devices and quality books. |
D.They should read a fun way instead of a traditional way. |
A.行走 | B.步骤 | C.节奏 | D.步测 |
A.Chinese people read in a simple way these days. |
B.Students should read more to get high marks. |
C.Reading on a digital device is harmful to health. |
D.People’s reading habits are changing. |
A.The results of a national reading survey. |
B.An explanation of a new trend in reading. |
C.The advice on how to read the digital way. |
D.A call to return to traditional deep reading. |